Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has questioned some of the decisions made by boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

United are suffering in the Premier League, after finding themselves only two points above the relegation zone after eight games.

They are struggling to score goals and win games, suffering a 1-0 loss to Newcastle United on Sunday.

And Hargreaves is perplexed with some of Solskjaer's tactics and selections.

Hargreaves told Optus Sport: "Think about the start of the game.

"One position Juan Mata has never played at Manchester United on the left wing – he starts on the left wing.

"Everybody moans that he plays on the right, then he plays on the left for some reason.

"[Andreas] Pereira is a No.10, he plays on the right.

"[Marcus] Rashford is struggling for confidence, we're not sure if he's a No.9.

"Fred, I feel sorry for him because he's struggling in a United shirt.

"You've got so many people in positions which aren't even their own. Ashley Young was playing left-back.

"The only bright spark I'd say was [Axel] Tuanzebe. I thought he played really well.

"But the rest is so far off what you'd expect. I feel sorry for United fans because this will take a long time to fix."