Man Utd ‘in for 18 months of pain’ predicts Redknapp as Sky Sports pundit says ‘they need to get rid and change culture’

Sponsored by. MANCHESTER UNITED are set for "18 months of pain", according to Jamie Redknapp. And he believes there needs to be a serious overhaul of the culture at Old Trafford to turn the mess around. Ruben Amorim has struggled since replacing Erik ten Hag in November, losing eight of his first 20 matches in charge as United sit 15th in the table going into the trip to Tottenham. He has also binned Marcus Rashford, Antony and Tyrell Malacia out on loan while the club's woes run far deeper than just on-field issues.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe needs to sort out the financial chaos - but his methods of increasing ticket prices, job redundancies and staff perk cuts are proving unpopular. However, Redknapp gave his backing that Amorim can be the manager in the dugout to help lead the transformation with the right people above him. But he warned it will not be a comfortable ride for anyone connected to United - with plenty of players needing to be pushed out of the exit door along the way.

The Sky Sports pundit said: "For what it's worth on Amorim, I like him. I think he's got something about him. And I totally get the performances haven't been good enough. "But I actually like what he's doing more off the field than actually what he's doing on the pitch. Because that club needs a change of culture. "We've spoken about how it works. Get people like Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho that have left and one or two others who have had a mention about leaving.

CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. "Now, if they're not going to buy into having a good way of living and coming in and training correctly and being involved and helping the group and create a winning mentality, they've got to be surplus to requirements. "I see Manchester United as having still much more pain, even 18 months more pain, because they need to get rid. "Whoever's been in charge or even managers have gone so far and then they're panicked and then they've gone and bought 30-year-old players that aren't going to maybe take the club any further forward. I think now they have to take their time.

"They're trying to get… Jermain [Defoe] mentioned getting the best in class. People like Jason Wilcox, they've got the guy from Manchester City, the CEO there [Omar Berrada]. They're trying to do things slowly and I think that's how they have to do it.". Amorim has not been afraid to show his ruthless attitude during his time in charge - in more ways than one. He exiled £325,000-a-week academy graduate Rashford - even publicly slamming him by saying he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach - and declared this is the "worst United team in history".

But despite his difficult start in terms of results and becoming the quickest United manager in history to reach five home Premier League defeats, Amorim refuses to budge from his 3-4-3 system. And Redknapp feels like that lack of adaptability could be costly. He added: "I like what he's trying to achieve but it might take a bit more time than what you'd like. "You know, I think he's got to be more flexible in the system.

"When I hear a manager having one system, that worries me because you've got to adapt in game each time you're playing against another team. "But I think Manchester United will get there. It's just going to take a bit of time but they have to go all in on it. "They can't just go, 'We're going to panic now and go buy more average players', because the players right now aren't good enough to produce the performances that Manchester United want, hence why they're in this position.".