The club legend is unsurprised that the Red Devils have floundered since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement but believes the issues have gone on for too long.
Manchester United legend David Beckham hopes his former club return to the pinnacle of English football sooner rather than later.
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Manchester United have had a poor season and currently sit eight on the Premier League table with two games to play.
Manchester United’s struggles
The Red Devils are seemingly set for their worst season in the Premier League era, a further indictment of the slide since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.
Manchester United won five league titles in the Scotsman’s final seven seasons, but they have not tasted topflight success since the 82-year-old called time on his career.
Currently managed by Erik ten Hag, United were defeated at Old Trafford for a sixth time in the league in the 1-0 loss to Arsenal, leaving them eighth after a 14th top-flight loss in 2023-24.
What Beckham said about Manchester United’s struggles
Speaking to The Athletic, Beckham revealed that he expected the club to go through a transition after Ferguson retired, but undoubtedly only for a short time.
“I think it has been a difficult time over the last five or ten years, but it was always going to be when the boss left the club,” said the 1999 Champions League winner.
“It wasn’t just that, we lost players like Ryan Giggs, Roy Keane and Gary Neville, all of these players that had been at United for so long; you lose part of that and you lose part of the club.
“So it was always going to be a difficult time. But we’d like it to change pretty quickly because I think it’s gone on for too long now.”
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What comes next for Manchester United?
Ten Hag’s side can still end sixth this season, even if that is contingent on winning their final games this term, including one against sixth-placed Newcastle United on Wednesday, and the Magpies and Chelsea dropping points.
Manchester United face a rematch of last year's FA Cup final on May 25 when they take on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side, keen to avoid ending the campaign empty-handed.