Marcus Rashford has revealed how he thinks Manchester United have gone wrong since Sir Alex Ferguson left.
The forward has joined Barcelona on a season-long loan after becoming an outcast at Old Trafford and revealed he has been "hurt" as both a fan and player.
On a new podcast, the 27-year-old revealed: “Any team that has been successful over a period of time has principles that mean that any coach or player that comes in has to align to or add to the principles.
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"At times, United were hungry to win so we'll always try to adapt and to sign players that fit this system but it's reactionary.
Marcus Rashford is on loan at Barcelona
| GETTY"If your direction is always changing you can't expect to win the league,” he declared.
Rashford scored 138 goals in 426 games for United before he left on loan to Aston Villa in January.
The England star believes United need to fully commit to a transition period if they are to work their way back to the top, which may mean not winning any silverware.
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He continued: "People say we've been in a transition for years. To be in a transition you have to start the transition. The actual transition hasn't started yet.
"When Liverpool went through this, they got [Jurgen] Klopp and stuck with him. They didn't win in the beginning. People only remember his final few years when he was competing with City and winning the biggest trophies.
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Marcus Rashford scored 138 goals for Manchester United
| Reuters"To start a transition you have to make a plan and stick to it.
"This is where I speak about being realistic about what your situation is. We've had that many different managers, ideas and strategies in order to win that you end up in no man's land,” he told The Rest is Football.
Rashford's exit has forced manager Ruben Amorim to overhaul the attacking front.
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However, the new manager was only able to navigate United to 15th in the league last season and his team lost in the only silverware opportunity of the year to Tottenham in the Europa League final.
Amorim has made a lot of changes in the attacking portion of the pitch, bringing in Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford, Matheus Cunha from Wolves and most recently Benjamin Sesko for £74million from RB Leipzig.
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| GETTYManchester United will be hoping the new season brings a better season for the team after finishing with their lowest points total of the Premier League era last season.
They will start their campaign against Arsenal on Sunday at Old Trafford.