Wayne Rooney's red card against West Ham just proves Manchester United are "in a mess", according to Alan Shearer.
Red Devils captain Rooney was dismissed for lashing out at Stewart Downing during the second half of United's 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Shearer, the Premier League's all-time top goalscorer, believes that the swipe was an act of desperation, as Rooney was looking to make up for errors across the rest of his team.
"Wayne Rooney's stupidity was symptomatic of just where Manchester United are right now. In a bit of a confused mess," he wrote in his column in The Sun.
"The problem is, Rooney is trying to do everyone's job to get them out of it. His swing at Stewart Downing was an act of desperation.
"It was not as if Downing was clear through on goal. There were plenty of defenders for him to get past from inside his own half. Yet it was probably down to a lack of trust in them on Rooney's part that he made the challenge."
Rooney is now set to miss three crucial United fixtures against West Brom, Everton and Chelsea - the team's full schedule in October.
The Red Devils have only won two of their first six Premier League games under Louis Van Gaal, with Rooney scoring three times.
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