The legendary former United forward branded them spoiled and said he doesn’t understand why they can’t settle in the city, as well as questioning the reason they joined the club.
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Speaking ahead of his return to Old Trafford as Director of Football at the newly-formed New York Cosmos, who will face United in Paul Scholes’ testimonial, he blasted:
"With these 'unsettled' players it depends where they come from - and why they come.
"If they come from Milan, maybe. If they come from - no, I don't want to name cities, but I had a great time here.
"The most important thing for me was to play for the best club in the world with some of the best players in the world.
"That's the important thing when you're a professional player.
"The greatest time you can have is on the pitch. I loved Manchester when I was here, and I loved the people. I had a great time."
"They've been successful because they won the FA Cup. But if they only do that they will not be as strong as United because United are working for the long term by bringing through young talent.
"When I was there I played with two generations of players. Sir Alex [Ferguson] introduced a lot of young players, and Paul Scholes was one of them.
"Now, I come back 15 years later and the manager is still here. You can replace players, especially a club like United with a great manager like Sir Alex Ferguson.
"I left, [Cristiano] Ronaldo left, [Mark] Hughes left, and United are still one of the best clubs in the world."
"Maybe I'll die before Alex Ferguson! I'm sure he'll be on the bench forever because it's his life."
