Ruben Amorim issued with SIX transfer demands as Gary Neville has say on Man Utd future

Gary Neville has claimed that need to acquire "six players minimum" in the summer transfer window should they hope to have any chance with success under . The Red Devils legend, who spent the entirety of his career at United, has never been one to shy away from giving his analysis of his former club since stepping into the of punditry.

And the former right-back, who became all but part of the furniture at Old Trafford, has now noted that it would be unfair to judge Amorim's capabilities just yet, despite the Red Devils staring down the barrel of a dismal finish in the at present.

That's because understands that the Portuguese tactician has been forced to work with the squad that he inherited from after stepping up as his successor in November - a crop which doesn't exactly cater to his patented style of play.

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Speaking to , Neville said: "What they need to do now is to create some stability. There has been a lot of instability off the pitch in respect of the non-playing staff and there has been a lot of instability on the pitch with the changes of manager and changes to the squad.

"That has got to stop at some point and they’ve got to embed in Ruben’s team, let them develop. I think this time next year we’ll know a lot more, when we see whether Ruben can build a successful team.

" next year we’ll know a lot more, because I think Ruben needs to get that second transfer window. He needs a proper pre-season with the team to embed this system and this style of play.

"We’ll know a lot more in October, November, December when I’m sure they’ll be winning more matches than they are now." In terms of discussing a ballpark number of players needed, Neville added that United need at least six players for the best chance of success going forward.

He added: "It needs a big overhaul in the summer. Five or six players minimum to be able to change the direction of how he wants to play.

"There’s at least two forwards, a central midfield player, definitely two wing backs and another centre-back. They need six players minimum.

"Ruben has been very good at identifying the players he wants out of the club; that’s really clear to everybody. The club’s job now is to get them out and get replacements in that he likes and wants in his team."

It's been a sad state of affairs for since departed the club back in 2013, with a string of world class managers trying, and failing, to fill his boots with domination of the Premier League. However, if there's any hope that Amorim will fare better than , , , , or Ten Hag, then it is clear that he will need time and investment.

However, the United board may struggle to finance such a lavish shopping spree for Amorim so soon, with minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe telling earlier this year: "This summer we will ‘buy’ Antony, Sancho, Casemiro, [Lisandro] Martínez, [Rasmus] Hojlund and [André] Onana and they’re all about 17 million quid each.

"Because that’s what is outstanding. If we buy nobody else we’re buying those players. But it will be a very profitable club. We believe that in three years’ time it will be the most profitable football club in the world.

"And it will be in a very, very different place. But we need to go through the change." The club could only afford to bring in Ayden Heaven for just north of £1m and Patrick Dorgu for £25m in the , and players may need to be sold on should the board hope to have any wiggle room in terms of incoming players.

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