Lyon fullback Rafael da Silva has hinted Manchester United players refused to give David Moyes a chance.

Rafael opened up on United's struggles since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013, saying change was inevitable and hinting that United's players could have been more open to Moyes' approach.

“It was always going to change," he told Stretty News.

"Ferguson was there 26 years and then just two months before the end of the season he announces that he's going to retire. It was a struggle for everyone because we all got a big surprise.

"Moyes had these problems because obviously he is going to do some things differently to the previous manager. Then you have players and staff used to the old methods saying 'no, why are you doing that? It was better when Ferguson was here.'

"There were comparisons made all of the time which isn't good because Ferguson was the best coach in the world."