Noel Gallagher has mocked Manchester United‘s transfer approach, suggesting Jose Mourinho’s side only pursued Alexis Sanchez and Fred because Manchester City were interested in them.
United have lost two of their opening three Premier League matches of the new season – against Brighton & Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur – while City remain unbeaten in their quest to retain the title.
Making matters worse for United, Sanchez has struggled to replicate his Arsenal form for the club since arriving in January, and Fred is yet to shine after making his summer move from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Speaking to talkSPORT on Wednesday, renowned City fan Gallagher attempted to explain the “big difference” between City and United in the transfer market.
“City have bought incredibly well,” said the former Oasis star. “Even the squad players are amazing. United have just gone for expensive players.
“They went after Sanchez because City were after him, they went after Fred because City were after them, they went after Pogba because everyone else was after him. There doesn’t seem to be any plan there where they are buying players for the future. That is the big difference.
“Nobody was after Bernardo Silva, nobody was after [Leroy] Sane – people laughed when we bought Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker.”
Gallagher also claimed United are “unravelling” under Mourinho following Monday night’s 3-0 defeat to Spurs at Old Trafford.
He added: “He [Mourinho] seems to be sinking at the minute and if he is asking for the press to give him more respect, this is the start of the unravelling I think.
“When I was growing up, Liverpool were the best team in the 80s – you couldn’t even envisage they would go 20-odd years without winning the league.
“In the 90s, when United were winning three in a row, the Champions League and doubles and trebles, you couldn’t envisage United going ten minutes without winning the league, but it does happen and since Ferguson left United, which was a great day for British football, it is all beginning to unravel.
“And I am going to sit back and watch it with great pleasure.”
United have failed to win the Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club at the end of the 2012/13 season.
City will host Newcastle United at the Etihad on Saturday evening, while United face a trip to Turf Moor on Sunday to take on Burnley.
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