Jamie Carragher says he is baffled by Ruben Amorim calling his Manchester United side "probably the worst in the club's history" and believes it could backfire on the manager.

The Manchester United boss made a brutal assessment of his team after losing 3-1 at home to Brighton, a result that left Old Trafford in 13th place in the Premier League.

"In 10 games in the Premier League, we have won two," Amorim said. "We're probably the worst team in United's history. I know you want the headlines, but I'm saying this because we have to admit that and change that. Here you go, your headlines."

Carragher said United's struggles this season were clear and Amorim's tough comments would only lead to further criticism of the club and players.

Carragher said in an interview: "I don't know the history of Manchester United like Gary Neville, but I have to say that this is one of the strangest and most ridiculous things I have ever heard a manager say." sky sports news ahead of Monday Night Football.

"Why would you make a comment like that... This is a comment that an expert would make, someone in my position, and you have to defend that. I don't know what he got out of it, what benefit he had.

"We all know it's a bad Manchester United team. They lost again at home to Brighton, which is what they've done in the last few years anyway. We know it's a difficult season, we know This is a bad team. His words will stick with him for the rest of the season.

"He said to the reporters there, 'I'll give you the headlines'. Why you would do that as a manager, I'll never know."

Carragher believes the comments are unlikely to go down well with the squad and could cause problems for the squad when Amorim tries to motivate them ahead of games this season.

Asked about the impact of Amorim's words on his players, Carragher said: "It doesn't help your confidence going forward."

"I don't have much sympathy for the players in the Manchester United dressing room, they have been a joke for several years. A few weeks ago, after they played Liverpool, Lisandro Martinez spoke about the different mentality in the team - When I see United throwing in the towel so many times over the last four or five years because of poor performances, I can barely stop myself from laughing.

"What I'm saying is, between now and the end of the season, how can the manager go into the dressing room and keep trying to develop them and give them the confidence to beat their opponents, no matter who they come up against, when he said they are the best team in United's history. One of the worse teams? I never see what he's going to get out of it."

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As for United's poor form, Carragher insists they should continue to make big signings before the summer, when they will have a better chance of bringing in the players Amorim needs to make his system work.

"I don't think he's going to get the players he wants in January. We know it's a difficult market to sell players or bring players in. This season it's even more difficult because European competitions are well into January," Carragher said.

"If I were Manchester United I would keep it dry in the summer, there's more movement there, you can get players in and you can get players out. What you don't want to do is end up spending money and then come the summer, think these players Not good enough to improve this team or system.

"They're going to have to go through a lot of pain - we all know that and we accept that. I don't think there's a lot of growing criticism around the manager. They've had some good results away from home and the FA Cup against Arsenal and Premier League against Liverpool.

"We knew it was going to be a rollercoaster because the players weren't good enough - they've proven that under different coaches and different systems.

"I can't shake what he said and I don't think it's in his best interest at all."