Varane back in the United side after recent injury (Picture: Getty)
Frank Leboeuf has dismissed Raphael Varane’s suggestions that Manchester United can win the Champions League this season.
United marked their return to Europe’s premier competition with a 4-3 defeat away to Bayern Munich a fortnight ago, hosting Galatasaray at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.
Despite scoring three times in Germany, Erik ten Hag’s side were second best throughout with their worrying Premier League form doing little to improve their prospects.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Varane, a veteran of four Champions League successes with Real Madrid, proclaimed United can win the competition this season.
‘Yes, I think so. The quality is in the squad,’ Varane said.
United lost to Bayern in their opening group game (Picture: Getty)
‘This competition is difficult. You have to take care of every detail but we have a team with quality, with a good mentality and we have to make some improvements.
‘It’s not the start of the season we expected but I still believe we have the quality enough to compete with the best teams in the world.’
Former Chelsea defender Leboeuf however described Varane’s optimistic claims as ‘sad’, insisting United are still play as collection of individuals rather than a team.
‘It is all individuals, you recognise they are internationals, top players,’ he told ESPN.
‘But it is up to ten Hag to find the chemistry to make sure they can work together. It is hard to understand why those talented players cannot work together.
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‘Last year it was already a thing, Rashford was so outstanding last season and was saving United from maybe a bad result to win because of his talent and his pace and capability of changing results.
‘But you already see weaknesses in that squad. It is very sad when I hear Varane saying United can win the Champions League.
‘Yes it is media talk but no they can’t win the Champions League If they keep playing that way because they are not united.’
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