WAYNE ROONEY has assessed Manchester United's season and concluded: Not good enough.
The champions are still in with a chance of landing the title on Sunday.
But, after seven defeats in the League, they must beat Stoke in their final game and hope leaders Chelsea drop points in their home clash with Wigan. Lose out and United will have only the Carling Cup to show for their efforts this term.
Hitman Rooney said: "If we could have stayed more consistent and not lost so many games we would have won the League but we've lost too many games.
"We shouldn't be losing seven games at this club."
The Reds also lost to League One Leeds in the third round of the FA Cup and went out in the Champions League quarter-finals, to Bayern Munich.
Rooney said: "The FA Cup defeat to Leeds was not good enough. As for the Champions League, we were a bit unlucky considering the way we started against Bayern.
"I couldn't see us losing that tie. But we went out on away goals and it was hard to take."
United, bidding for a fourth consecutive Premier League crown, needed deadly rivals Liverpool to do them a favour against Chelsea last Sunday.
But the Blues won 2-0 at Anfield ahead of United's 1-0 victory at Sunderland. United defender Gary Neville admitted: "I think when you leave it in the hands of others you have to take the punishment. We saw that on Sunday.
"We did our job which is all we could do and now we must hope something happens next Sunday. We live in hope. After the draw at Blackburn a few weeks ago we thought all hope had gone so at least we are still in it.
"But we will be kicking ourselves if it doesn't go our way on Sunday - the mistakes that we have made have been unusual.
"It's been a crazy season and I hope we don't come to regret it."
The champions are still in with a chance of landing the title on Sunday.
But, after seven defeats in the League, they must beat Stoke in their final game and hope leaders Chelsea drop points in their home clash with Wigan. Lose out and United will have only the Carling Cup to show for their efforts this term.
Hitman Rooney said: "If we could have stayed more consistent and not lost so many games we would have won the League but we've lost too many games.
"We shouldn't be losing seven games at this club."
The Reds also lost to League One Leeds in the third round of the FA Cup and went out in the Champions League quarter-finals, to Bayern Munich.
Rooney said: "The FA Cup defeat to Leeds was not good enough. As for the Champions League, we were a bit unlucky considering the way we started against Bayern.
"I couldn't see us losing that tie. But we went out on away goals and it was hard to take."
United, bidding for a fourth consecutive Premier League crown, needed deadly rivals Liverpool to do them a favour against Chelsea last Sunday.
But the Blues won 2-0 at Anfield ahead of United's 1-0 victory at Sunderland. United defender Gary Neville admitted: "I think when you leave it in the hands of others you have to take the punishment. We saw that on Sunday.
"We did our job which is all we could do and now we must hope something happens next Sunday. We live in hope. After the draw at Blackburn a few weeks ago we thought all hope had gone so at least we are still in it.
"But we will be kicking ourselves if it doesn't go our way on Sunday - the mistakes that we have made have been unusual.
"It's been a crazy season and I hope we don't come to regret it."