Pique, an ex-Barcelona and Spain player, believes Manchester United are "a bit lost"

[{"selector":"#anim-d09834b0-0c65-4336-ad7e-271dd6fac69b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-0.5510204097108549%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2bd7d2b1-d7a5-477c-b6e5-2897fa91405c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He has been following the Premier League since retirement.

[{"selector":"#anim-2a74a78a-e73e-4cd1-98c3-17dd08364656 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-90c78f6d-8545-4182-9c2a-88ef1f60319e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] While Pique concedes that United has seemed lost in recent years, he believes they can rediscover themselves.

[{"selector":"#anim-cbcf11b0-4bab-4ea9-84ab-39478a033293 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2eb3852a-6113-4136-9dac-863ce75c8e66","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "I believe Manchester United has struggled in recent years," Pique told Express Sport at PokerStars' 20th anniversary of EPT Barcelona.

[{"selector":"#anim-2d2f028a-8794-47b0-afa9-d18dd5554949 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4022d4ca-26c3-4499-b59c-7d8d2e476dcd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "I believe that when it comes to club management, they are a little adrift and unsure where to go. "I hope this changes."

[{"selector":"#anim-496682da-8e63-4f09-9d08-5d809cffe74e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e6984c44-77ed-4833-9115-bbce26bb7bd0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "It's true that they have a very tough league with major teams to play against every year, like City, Liverpool, Chelsea, and now Arsenal. "

[{"selector":"#anim-3aca6328-fa5f-4a19-a133-89308e7a1922 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7d7924a-0a30-4d75-ab2c-0a51b0a3a8ae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "For me Manchester United is still the greatest club in the history in England

[{"selector":"#anim-6def26a9-1c0e-4076-a5d9-96cd37808566 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-125ff53e-220b-475f-be1c-2bf1aff80ba2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] they have won so many Premier Leagues and I hope that they come back and win it again."

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Pique, an ex-Barcelona and Spain player, believes Manchester United are "a bit lost"

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