It sets their new recruits and entire team up for failure

The young defenders that came in during the summer transfer window like Luke Shaw and Marcos Rojo are only doomed to fail in this defence.

United are looking to build long term under Louis van Gaal and having a rotten foundation will not stand them in good stead going forward – they might scrape top four this season, but the way they are defending at the minute is not teaching the likes of Shaw how to up their game – and will mean they fail long term.