Breaking news :Rio Ferdinand and other Manchester United legend give their final judgement on ole amid the new manager on their list to take over

 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's future as Manchester

 United manager has been questioned by former 

United and England defender Rio Ferdinand, 

who called for the "baton to be handed over".

Speaking on his Vibe with Five YouTube 

showexternal-link, Ferdinand said it might be 

time for the Norwegian to leave the Old Trafford 

club, adding he "would leave with his head held 

high".

"From where he came in to where he got us at the 

beginning of this season, I think it's positive," said 

Ferdinand.

Solskjaer has found himself under increased 

scrutiny after the 2-0 derby defeat, which came 

13 days on from the humiliating 5-0 home

 loss to Liverpool.

United have picked up just four points from 

their past six league games and are sixth 

in the table, nine points behind leaders Chelsea.

With several United players away on 

international duty, Solskjaer has returned to 

Norway to spend a few days with his family, 

and it is understood he has given his 

non-international players some time off.

While there is still no indication from Old 

Trafford that a managerial change is imminent,

 Ferdinand says he is left "confused" when he 

watches Solskjaer's side.

"I look at our team every week and wonder what

 we are going to do, tactically," added the 43-year

-old, who won six league titles in 12 years at 

United.

"I don't see any philosophy or an identity in the 

United way of playing, whatever that should 

be from the management. I sit here confused 

looking at the team.

"When you look at it like that with the summer

 transfer window we had, we were all sitting here

 excited, thinking 'this is where we're meant to be'.

"I go back to the point. Ole was brought in with 

the remit to get us back to a point, a moment

 where you think he's brought some foundation

 back. At the beginning of this season we were 

thinking ‘yes, that's it'."Ferdinand also admitted 

to having never been "fully convinced" 

of Solskjaer's ability to lead United back 

to the Premier League summit.

"I was always deep down a bit sceptical. Could 

he take us on to be champions? I wasn't sure, I 

wasn't fully convinced, but hoped he would be 

able to do that.

"But the showing with the squad he accumulated 

to the beginning of this season and what I've seen 

this season, I just feel that maybe it might be the

 time now for the baton to be handed over to 

someone else who can take us on."

'United living off history of when they 

were good'

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday 

Night Club, Chris Sutton said Solskjaer is being 

"outcoached and out-thought" by the "top guys" 

and the former Celtic striker believes there is 

nowhere for the Norwegian to hide this season

 after the club's summer outlay on Jadon 

Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano 

Ronaldo.

"Manchester United are still living off the

 history of when they were a good team and 

that's the issue and there are no excuses, there 

is nowhere to hide this season," said Sutton.

"I like Ole, he's a nice bloke but he's being 

outcoached and out-thought by the top guys.

Sutton also criticised what he feels is a lack 

of ambition at United, claiming his former club 

Norwich City have shown more decisiveness by 

dismissing Daniel Farke after a poor start to 

the season.

"Norwich are more ambitious than Manchester

 United because at least they've been decisive,

" he added.

"Their expectation is to stay in the Premier

 League but they have made a change, rightly

 or wrongly, but Manchester United - what is 

the expectation, are they going to win something

 with the current manager and this squad? 

No, everyone can see that."