Manchester United legend Gary Neville is unconvinced by summer signing Fred.

Fred has made only three starts since August and was an unused substitute in the 3-1 Manchester derby defeat at the Etihad on Sunday.

"Fred at £60 million, he started the first game of the season and he looked bright, he looked tidy - but does he look like what you would expect for £60 million?" Neville said on the Gary Neville Podcast.

"Does he change a game? Does it look like he's going to defend your goal? Does it look like he's going to connect back-to-front? At this moment in time, no."

Neville concedes though that Fred has room for development and is still adapting to a difficult situation at Old Trafford, with United down in eighth in the table.

"But he's still developing, he's still getting used to Manchester United and he's coming into a very difficult position in the sense that the club aren't the most stable at this moment in time in terms of their performance levels and the scrutiny that's been on the club in the past three or four months," he added.

"So, I wouldn't put it all onto Fred but you have to ask the question, where was he [on Sunday] in that central midfield?"