Manchester United legend Gary Neville has claimed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be given 'three to four transfer windows to clean up the trash in the dressing room'.

Solskjaer was appointed as United's permanent boss in March following a stint as caretaker manager, but has won just 51.5 per cent of his games in charge.

Neville believes that it is unrealistic to expect Solskjaer to transform United's fortunes in a short spell of time.

Gary Neville has claimed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be given time at Manchester United

As reported by TV2, Neville said: 'He should get the transfer window in January, into the summer and next season.

'Then there has to be a progression, you have to see improvement, but look at Jurgen Klopp. It took four years before he won anything, but it started to get better after 12 months.

'It is a young team, and I as a Manchester United supporter believe he should get this and next season.'

In addition, Neville pointed out Liverpool's failure to win the title since 1990, indicating just how difficult Solskjaer's task is.

Neville insists Solskjaer should get 'three to four transfer windows to clean up the trash'

Neville said: 'Give him three to four transfer windows to clean up the trash in the dressing room, because there is trash in there. You have to weed out the weeds, and that's not his fault.

'He has to create his winning team, but it takes time. Liverpool have gone 30 years without winning the Premier League, so it's not that fantastic anywhere. This will take time.'

Harry Maguire was among the summer arrivals, but United need to improve further

During the summer, a host of players moved on from United, with Ander Herrera, Antonio Valencia, Romelu Lukaku and Matteo Darmian all leaving permanently, while Alexis Sanchez and Chris Smalling departed on loan.

Daniel James, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire all joined the club as Solskjaer looks to mould the squad in his own image, but there is still much work to be done.

That much is evident from United's recent form, which has encompassed them taking just one point from Premier League games against Wolves, Crystal Palace and Southampton.