Former Manchester United winger Andrei Kanchelskis has slammed Louis Van Gaal's tactics ahead of the Champions League with CSKA Moscow tonight.

The Russia winger spent four years at Old Trafford from 1991 and feels CSKA have the game to see off "pragmatic" Van Gaal's side.

Kanchelskis said: "The first game against CSKA showed that it’s possible to win against this team. I was at the stadium and I was surprised how disgustingly United played in the first half. A lot of ball control but no sharpness at all.

"In the second-half it got better because of the substitution of Bastian Schweinsteiger, who was slowing the game down. I guess, Manchester United is not his team.

"It’s in the history and tradition of Man United to play wide and be sharp at the flanks but there is nothing like this now.

Former Manchester United winger Andrei Kanchelskis has slammed Louis Van Gaal's style of play More

"Yes, changes in the second half had worked. Marouane Fellaini was a good sub and, if he were used properly, he could be very useful."

He added: "Van Gaal is too pragmatic, his footballers play like robots. They are kept within a strict framework, they are not allowed to improvise, contrary to what Ferguson allowed us to do.

"Van Gaal, of course, is a good coach but, in my opinion, he is not for Manchester United. I’m looking at his game for the second season now.

"He says that the transformation is going on, but I still couldn’t understand what he is looking for.

"There is an impression that he doesn’t know what he wants. No creative players, no wingers. Nobody could serve Wayne Rooney.

"The current Manchester is not the same as it was under Ferguson."