At a recent appearance at Printworks in Manchester, David Beckham shared a no-nonsense reply when asked about his former club's shambolic state.
Based on current form, there is a feeling that Manchester United players have downed their tools ahead of facing Manchester City in the FA Cup final.
However, Beckham insists that can never be the case when you represent Man United.
Quoted by Football365, the Old Trafford icon said: "You’d hope that the manager doesn’t have to do much [on the field].
"I think that’s the whole point of being a Manchester United player and playing in these big games you should be motivated.
"When you’re a professional footballer and you’re doing the job you love and you’re at the club you love, when you’re playing in any game, whether it’s a regular season game or whether it’s an FA Cup final against your rivals, that should be enough motivation.
"And, if it’s not, then you’re in the wrong team and you’re playing the wrong sport."
Taking a page out of his Treble-winning squad, Beckham added: "We went into every game, whether it was a youth cup game, a friendly game, off-season or a European Cup final, with the same mentality and the same drive.
"We all know Erik’s [Ten Hag] a very qualified manager and a good manager and he has the right motives.
"We were lucky in our day that we had Sir Alex Ferguson, we were lucky that we had Eric Harrison and Jim Ryan and Nobby Stiles and all of these great managers and motivators."
Man United have slipped to eighth place and face a tough Premier League clash against Arsenal next. They then end the season with another FA Cup final against Man City, who beat them to it last year.
