Manchester United chiefs have engaged in “shocking” behaviour by going over the manager’s head and have ignored the club's roots as a football team, according to Old Trafford hero Paul Parker. Parker said the Glazers and Ed Woodward have "discriminated" against the club and are simply taking United “backwards and backwards”.

Parker said the ownership are having a negative impact on the football side of operations, with the club in eighth place in the Premier League table. He claimed they are also making life difficult for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, while all of the previous managers since Sir Alex Ferguson have also been let down. Since United won the Premier League title in 2013, they’ve finished seventh, fourth, fifth, sixth, second, and sixth. But, the Red Devils have picked up just 25 points so far this season; the lowest points total for a United team on Christmas Day in 30 years. Read more: Transfer news LIVE - latest updates ahead of January window

Man Utd: Hero blasts the Glazers and Ed Woodward in brutal takedown of 'shocking' behaviour

“At this moment in time, everything that’s going on above the manager’s head is shocking,” Parker told Express Sport. “The stories are coming out all the time. “It’s becoming a hard world for everyone. It’s hard enough being an ex-player for a club, and if you played for that club and you enjoyed your time, you have a feeling for the club. “You may not support them, but you at least want them to be right, and you don’t want them to be discriminated [against]. “At this moment in time, United are being discriminated [against]. The football side is, by the business side of it.

“It’s Manchester United. It’s not Manchester United FC anymore. It was a football club. Not a business, it was a football club for one side of the people of Manchester. Even that’s been taken away now.” The club’s hierarchy have let down previous managers, added Parker, citing the example of Louis van Gaal. “You look at what they’ve done to LVG; disrespected a great, world-class manager, embarrassed him…" Parker said. “He wins a cup final and then they sack him after it. “There’s a big, big problem with the club.”

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READ MORE Man Utd squad copied boss Solskjaer after dismal Watford performance Woodward has previously confirmed that United’s culture is crucial to the future of the club. He said: “The reality of Manchester United is we are a club in two parts. First of all, we are an incredible 141-year footballing institution with all that history, all that legacy, all that tradition and that tradition of success. That can never, ever change. “We need to keep that protected... what’s important is the commercial side is never allowed to take priority over the football side. “Like other football clubs, our commercial business allows us to reinvest in the football side. “It’s how these two interact with each other at Manchester United that results in us having a competitive advantage in this area.”

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