Manchester United are a mess at the moment.

Wednesday's 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester City has reportedly sparked a blame game in the dressing room, with everyone pointing the finger at each other.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reckons a lot of his players aren't good enough - and he's right - while the players are starting to question his tactics.

And to think, this time two months ago everything seemed swell at the Theatre of Dreams.

United have lost seven out of nine games in all competitions since Solskjaer was made permanent manager and it's widely believed they've run out of steam.

During their unbeaten run at the start of the year they were playing fast and exciting attacking football, but it seems they're now paying the price of such heavy exertion.

Who exactly is to blame is up for debate, but one thing that's certain is Solskjaer needs to make a lot of changes this summer.

United's squad has a lot of deadwood and the simple fact of the matter is they lack genuine world-class players.

Other than David de Gea - who has made too many mistakes to count this season - and Paul Pogba - who hasn't been at his best recently - United have a group of decent players at best.

One player Solskjaer should consider selling in the transfer window is Fred, the £52m-rated Brazilian that Jose Mourinho signed last summer.

Fred has underwhelmed this season and against City he showed that, despite a desire to do well, he just isn't good enough.

And yet he keeps starting games, which could be where Solskjaer is going wrong considering the 26-year-old's abysmal record in the Premier League this season.

Fred has started 13 league games thus far and lost seven of them (53%), drawing one and winning five. Statistically speaking, United are a worse side when he plays in midfield.

Furthermore, the 25-year-old has started United's last seven games in all competitions and tasted defeat in six of them.

Solskjaer would be wise to drop Fred for Sunday's must-win game against Chelsea, especially after Gary Neville said the Brazil international "hasn't got the legs".

"Defensive wise he'll skip into challenges, he'll get beat, people will go past him," said Neville on Wednesday. "Sometimes he'll win it, sometimes he won't.

"Watching Fred all season, he commits to challenges, he gets skipped past and he can't get back, he can't recover, he hasn't got the legs. I think that's what he is."