Gary Neville says a top-four finish and trophy would be a successful season for Manchester United.

The Red Devils have not won the Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson's last season in 2013.

And United hero Neville says expectations must be adjusted from Sir Alex's era.

He told Sky Sports: "Top four and winning a trophy would be a successful season. That's where Manchester United are at.

"That is unacceptable in terms of where United need to be, but they are incapable - after six or seven years of poor recruitment - of going from seventh, sixth or fifth into first. They are nowhere near that at this moment in time.

"They are going to have to have three or four good transfer windows. The most important thing in the last window wasn't just adding two or three players of the right type, it was making sure they didn't make any further mistakes. I don't think they've done that.

"I think Man Utd this season would be stronger with [Ander] Herrera, [Marouane] Fellaini and [Romelu] Lukaku, but in the long term, they won't be because those players will never get Man Utd where they need to be.

"Of course, Man Utd have to win the Premier League title. That has to be the barometer and should never change, but you can't go from not liking the team with average football to winning the league. There's a step in the middle of getting better football, liking the team and then you can start moving up.

"I think being on the right track this season is more important than fifth, fourth or third. People have to start liking the team again."