Charlie Nicholas reckons the likes of Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford only have themselves to blame for their dip in form following Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Manchester United.
Both Greenwood and Rashford were key players in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United last season but the former has found game time harder to come by this campaign.
Rashford, on the other hand, has been in poor form and has subsequently lost his place in the United starting XI.
The suggestion is that Ronaldo's introduction has made things harder for Greenwood, with the Portugual international taking opportunities away from the young Englishman.
Ronaldo is also said to find it difficult to play alongside Greenwood, who has a tendency to shoot rather than pass to a teammate.
But former Arsenal star Nicholas believes Greenwood only has himself to blame for his poor form and limited time on the pitch this season under interim boss Ralf Rangnick.
"Cristiano Ronaldo coming back to Manchester United hasn't had an influence on either Mason Greenwood or Marcus Rashford's development this season," Nicolas told MyBettingSites.
"Their respective seasons are entirely on themselves, they need to get themselves through the awkward points in their careers.
"You [United] don't look at someone who is Ronaldo's age and sign them. It wasn't a clever move for Manchester United and it wasn't a clever move for Ronaldo himself either.
"Has Cristiano been a success? Not really, but you can't blame him for wanting to go back to one of the biggest clubs in the world. The Ronaldo signing shows that Manchester United's board have no focus on where they want to be.
"It isn't Cristiano that's disturbed Greenwood or Rashford's quality.
"They don't know what they are trying to be, and it isn't the United that we are used to. Ronaldo wasn't the right signing and it's typical that Manchester United are getting all the decisions wrong at the top levels [of the boardroom]."
