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Published 23:10 3 Feb 2017 GMT
Updated 08:27 4 Feb 2017 GMT
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'The stunt would be fine if United were winning every week but they are making desperately hard work of finishing in the top four.'
United are currently sixth in the league and are on course for one of their worst ever finishes in the Premier League era, and Savage suggests the lack of an authoritative captain - or a figure of authority elsewhere in the squad - could be the problem.
Previous United squads have had the likes of Nemanja Vidic and Roy Keane pulling the strings, rather than Wayne Rooney, who is someone that is only on the periphery of the first-team.
"Where are the leaders in the Old Trafford dressing room – where Roy Keane, Bryan Robson, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic were once such powerful influences – to bring the Instagram generation into line?" Savage asks.
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