Man United news: Thomas Tuchel tipped to bring back 'fear factor' after source's manager reveal
Whoever takes the Man United job in the summer needs to rediscover the club's fear factor.
That's according to former West Ham hitman Frank McAvennie, speaking exclusively to Football Insider after an update in the club's hunt for a new manager.
A Man United source told Football Insider on 11 March the club are set to “go all out” to lure Thomas Tuchel from Chelsea at the end of the season.
Man United were dumped out of the Champions League on Tuesday (15 March) and this followed a 4-1 hammering against Man City on 6 March.
McAvennie claims other sides aren't scared of Man United and insists this is the first problem any new manager needs to fix.
"When we used to go and play Man United, it was a battle," McAvennie told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.
"You had to work so hard to get anything off them, it was a struggle.
"Teams aren't afraid of them now, that's the problem. Teams just turn up and beat them.
"For a team like that, that's just ridiculous, that's the biggest problem. No one is scared of them.
"The players don't intimidate you. That's why the whole club needs a rebuild.
"Top to bottom, The people who are there now don't get it, clearly. That is the biggest thing, for me.
"Like I say, it's just ridiculous that it has come to this. Whoever takes that job, Tuchel, Conte, Pochettino, whoever it is, they have such a big job on their hands but a manager like that could do it."
The Red Devils are next in action against Leicester on 2 April.
They currently sit fifth in the Premier League.