Manchester United legend Gary Neville says Jose Mourinho needs to find a regular midfield partner for Paul Pogba.

Neville has urged the Special One to whip his side into shape, claiming he must identify Pogba's partner in midfield.

“There is a lot of work to do for United, but as a United fan I am not alarmed," Neville told Sky Sports.

“I thought that they would be better at the start of the season. Maybe that was a thought of Mourinho having a massive impact, but when you look at it [on Sunday], that's not a Jose Mourinho team at all.

“He has got to work with them, he's got to get more out of them. He can't do anything over the next three months and it will be difficult in January.

“I have to say when I look at United I still don't know what their best XI is. Mourinho is still early in his reign, he is identifying his best players, his best XI, his best partnerships.

“To be fair, United have to trust him and will trust him to get it right over the next couple of transfer windows, because if you look at their midfield, they have Pogba, Schneiderlin and Fellaini; that is £170m spent on central midfielders in the last three years and I still don't know which is the best pairing. Mourinho has got to try and build a pair or replace them."