It was a scathing critique but a scarily accurate one.
As all connected to Manchester United went through another bout of introspection following last Saturday's lacklustre defeat to Everton, Rio Ferdinand made a bold statement.
The former defender said that out of all United's signings in the last decade, only Bruno Fernandes has actually developed as a player during his time with the club.
'I don't know any others that have come and you actually go, "Oh, he's actually miles better!