ExManchester United defender, Gordon McQueen, has slammed his former side when talking toGoal.comand believesthat striker Zlatan Ibrahimoviclooks "very poor".
The Scottish international enjoyed seven years at Old Trafford in his playing days where he won the FA cup with the club. Following United's latest defeat at Chelsea, McQueen has laid into Mourinho's side insisting they are a long way from competing for the Premier League again.
He said:"It is not just the defence, it is the whole team. They are a million miles away from being a good team.
GOAL Chelsea 4-0 Man Utd (70 mins). N'Golo Kante picks it up on the edge of the box, dances past the defence and rolls it home #CHEMUN
"They went a stupid goal behind after 30 seconds and it spooked them. They never recovered their composure after that. United teams of old would have regrouped, but this lot are not good enough to do it.
"It is a shadow of the defence that had Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic at its core. He brought in Eric Bailly, who has done okay, but no better than that. Mourinho can't trust a settled defence because he doesn't have reliable defenders who can do a job week in, week out.
"All Mourinho can do is hope that he can stay in touch with the leaders. What we've seen so far that might be a big ask."
McQueen then focused on summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was brought in from French champions Paris Saint Germain on a free transfer. The enigmatic Swede has a reputation for being a top goalscorer, having won numerous titles across Europe's top leagues.
After an impressive start to his time at United, Ibrahimovic hasn't scored in the Premier Leaguesince the Manchester derby defeat at the beginning of September. When discussing the striker, McQueen suggested that he is simply not good enough for the club.
After scoring with 4 of his first 15 #PL shots, Zlatan Ibrahimovic hasn't found the net with any of his last 26 #CHEMUN pic.twitter.com/nFWv30XsOc
"Ibrahimovic has done nothing so far and looks very poor. He looks like an old man playing football,� he said.
"He might have got 50-odd goals in France last season, but it's an inferior league to the Premier League and he is proving it this season.There is nothing like our league for pace and intensity, and he is finding it out the hard way.
"Of course, it would help if he got some good crosses from the wings, but he's not making the most of the chances he does get and doesn't seem able to find that yard of space where it really counts.
"It is not a lack of effort, I wouldn't accuse any Manchester United of that, I just think he is not good enough, it's as simple as that.
"There is no chance of him getting 30 goals this season. He will do well to reach double figures the way things are going.He scored a few at the start of the season, but it's gone quiet for him and he isn't able to bully Premier League defences as he could in France and elsewhere."
Although the criticism is unlikely to deter the Swedish striker, it exemplifies that there isgrowing discontent at the club as they continue to discover a new identity after Sir Alex Ferguson'sretirementin 2013.
Mourinho will need to galvanise his teamquickly before they get left behind in the title race or even face the possibility of falling out of the competition for the top four, as the currenttop five teams in the league are separated by a single point.
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