Phil Thompson says new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is suffering from the same issues which plagued Liverpool during his time as the late Gerard Houllier 's assistant.
The Reds legend spent six years as his No.2 at Anfield and endured the struggles of trying to sign top-class players when your days of being a top-class team are long gone. Liverpool had enjoyed unprecedented success during the late 1970s and 1980s with the likes of Thompson in their side.
But like United in the modern day, the then five-time European champions were on a downward spiral when Houllier - who tragically died aged 73 in 2020 - took over in 1998 and they subsequently could not attract the level of talent which was so easy to acquire in years gone by.
