PAOLO DI CANIO believes Manchester United are losing their "English spirit".
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The Red Devils sit sixth in the Premier League table, nine points behind league leaders Arsenal.
Louis van Gaal's future at Old Trafford remains uncertain with the club on a run of eight games without a win.
Despite still being in contention for the title, the Red Devils were the only English side not to qualify for the knock-out stages of the Champions League.
And former West Ham legend Di Canio believes United's squad aren't living up to the £250million valuation Van Gaal has spent on players.
"Van Gaal's United have never been easy on the eye," he told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"They play at a low tempo and keep possession – technical football.
"At a certain point, with Bastian Schweinsteiger they had found a minimum of balance.
"Now they are in a tunnel and are weighed down by all the money they have spent in the last 18 months.
"United have lost their English spirit and have not found a more international dimension.
"And then there is Rooney. He also looks like he is on the decline. He has lost the energy that made him great."
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