The Norwegian boss is below intense strain after a 5-0 domestic thumping through Liverpool and a one-sided 2-0 defeat on the palms of Manchester City on Saturday.
Ferdinand has been one among many ex-United gamers to voice aid for his former group-mate, who led the club to a 2nd-place finish inside the league closing season.
The ex-England defender stated fanatics started out the season complete of wish after the high-profile signings of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane earlier than effects nosedived.
"I sit down here now and I don't assume we can project to win this league," Ferdinand said on his Vibe with Five podcast.
"I study our group every week and I'm questioning what are we going to do tactically. I don't see any philosophy or an identification inside the Man United way of gambling, some thing that should be from the control. I sit here confused, searching at the crew."
Ferdinand stated United had made steady progress throughout Solskjaer's almost 3 years at the helm but now he felt there is a need for a alternate.
"I became usually deep down a bit sceptical," said the forty three-12 months-vintage. "Could he take us on to be champions? I wasn't certain, I wasn't fully satisfied -- I was hoping he might be able to try this.
"But the showing with the squad that he amassed, to the start of this season - and what I've seen this season -- I simply experience it might be approximately the time now for the baton to be exceeded over to somebody else who can take us on now.
"And I assume Ole would leave now with his head held high due to the fact from while he came in to in which he got us to the beginning of the season I suppose it is advantageous."