Yohan Cabaye believes Manchester United don't pose the danger they did before

Yohan Cabaye joined Crystal Palace from Paris Saint-Germain during summer.

Crystal Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye has hit out at Manchester United, insisting that they are not as dangerous as in previous years, according to Mirror. Palace played out a 0-0 draw against United in Selhurst Park at the weekend and Cabaye has admitted Van Gaal’s side are not ambitious enough and lack ideas in the attacking third.

It was a disappointing afternoon for the neutrals, who witnessed a goalless draw in South London. The Eagles have been one of the most exciting teams to watch in the Premier League this season, but they failed to score against a defensive minded United side under Van Gaal, who has been heavily criticized by Paul Scholes for his negative approach.

The Red Devils were a completely different team under Sir Alex Ferguson and Palace’s summer signing Cabaye has nothing but high regard for the Scot. The Frenchman has compared the current crop of United players to that of Ferguson’s cavalier teams during his days at Newcastle and the playmaker has admitted that the 20-time English champions are no longer as dangerous as in years gone by and lack ideas in the attacking third.

“I remember I played against Man United for Newcastle they could score at every moment in a game,” Cabaye said.

“Here they did not have the big chances to score. Wayne Rooney had a free-kick in the first half and that was about it. Yes, they are a big club and yes, they can keep the ball – passes, passes, passes – but if you work hard against them and stay in a good shape they can't do anything to pass through you or be adventurous."

United had enough ball possession but failed to pose any threat: Dann

Cabaye’s teammate Scott Dann has also piled on saying they were well aware of United’s possession-based game and respects their patient passing game. However, he has insisted that despite moving the ball from side to side, they did not pose enough threat to his side’s defence and had created very few chances on goal.

“That’s the way they are set up, they prefer to keep the ball for long periods.” Dann added.

“They want to keep it away from you. But that means they don’t create as many chances or threaten you as much as they did in the past. The quality is still there, so you have to stay on your toes. And rather than come at you like they used to do, they try to move you from side to side and try to wear you down.”

“But they didn't have too many chances and we should have won.”