Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs is critical of the club's transfer policy after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement.
Giggs, who was on the coaching staff for the next three years, insists the club's decline could have been prevented.
He told the Telegraph: "I don't believe that the decline, post-Sir Alex was inevitable. We won the Premier League by 11 points (2013). There were so many winners in that team, so many great characters. Yes, the likes of myself, Rio (Ferdinand), Nemanja Vidic, even Patrice Evra were coming to the end of our careers – although Patrice is still playing.
"But with the right recruitment we would have been gently phased out and replaced by young, hungry players with United's winning mentality."