'Manchester United are a shambles' - Emotional Patrice Evra hurting after Tottenham humiliation

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskaer cuts a forlorn figure during the 6-1 thrashing at home to Spurs. Reuters

Son Heung-min celebrates scoring Tottenham's fourth goal. Reuters

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire. Getty

Spurs defender Davinson Sanchez fouls Anthony Martial and gives away a second-minute penalty at Old Trafford. Reuters

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes scores from the spot. PA

United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates his goal. AP

Spurs' Harry Kane battles for possession with Paul Pogba of United. Reuters

Referee Anthony Taylor shows a red card to United's Anthony Martial, third from right. AP

United's Marcus Rashford is tackled by Serge Aurier of Spurs. PA

Tottenham's Son Heung-min, center, scores his side's second goal. AP

Spurs striker Harry Kane celebrates scoring his team's third goal. AFP

Spurs defender Serge Aurier makes it 5-1. AFP

Spurs manager Jose Mourinho, left, and his United counterpart Ole Gunnar Solskaer. Reuters

Serge Aurier celebrates scoring Spurs' fifth goal. AFP

Son Heung-min goes down after being fouled by United defender Eric Bailly. Getty

United's Paul Pogba after giving away the penalty that led to Spurs sixth goal. PA

Harry Kane makes it 6-1 to Spurs from the penalty spot. Reuters

Harry Kane celebrates scoring Spurs' sixth goal. Reuters

United's Donny van de Beek under pressure from Moussa Sissoko, right, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, left. Reuters

Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra says his former side are a "shambles" after their 6-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Evra, who played for United between 2006 and 2014 and won nine major trophies, sympathised with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with the club failing to land their transfer targets and questioned the role of the board in the years since Alex Ferguson's departure as manager in 2013.

"I'm a positive person, but I never want to talk about United because every time you tell the truth, it can hurt," the Frenchman told Sky Sports after the humiliation, masterminded by former Old Trafford manager Jose Mourinho.

"I'm passionate and I love my club, but I know you have to have some filter when you talk on TV, but it's a shambles.

"I feel sad for the manager ... What about the board? It's how many years since Ferguson left? How many managers have been sacked?" added Evra, who said talking about the club's struggles made him want to end his contract as a pundit.

"We don't know because he wants players like (Jadon) Sancho but they don't go for the right price. What's going on with my club? I'm really emotional. It's difficult to break a man like me, I'm a positive person.

"I don't promote violence but many people need a good slap at this club right now."