Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen says the club should've handled the transition of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement better.

Meulensteen believes United should have stuck with someone who knew the club inside out when deciding who would replace Ferguson:

"Knowing that Ryan Giggs was keen on stepping into coaching - he was doing his licenses - he knew United inside out. The culture, the identity - he knows everything," he told the London Evening Standard.

“That is just a different way, a different strategy, which I think could've worked.

“Bringing somebody from the outside, I knew straight away that it wouldn't matter who it would've been. But obviously for David Moyes it was a massive step up because he's never played, never worked on a similar level.

“If they would've said we want to bring in (Jose) Mourinho then, or (Carlo) Ancelotti or Pep Guardiola or Jupp Heynckes, who have worked at Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, they wouldn't be fazed.

“They know what's expected of the club. They would've respected and understood the importance of the 26-year tenure of Ferguson.

“What has happened is it's ended up in a very erratic period, which still hasn't settled."