Gary Neville has dismissed claims Manchester United can challenge for the Premier League title next season and believes they would need four or five signings to compete.
United haven't mounted a credible challenge for the league crown since they last won it in 2013 and are guaranteed to finish at least 30 points behind Liverpool regardless of what happens on the final day of the season.
United can secure a place in next season's Champions League by merely avoiding defeat at Leicester on Sunday and Neville doesn't think Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad is in a position to aim any higher than that just yet.
“They’ll need to sign four or five players," Neville told Sky Sports prior to the dour draw with West Ham. "Obviously they played a big team at the weekend and it obviously wasn’t a good performance. I don’t think this Man United side at the moment can challenge for the title.
"They need more additions. To be fair to Ole, at the time when he’s been at the club, I think the players he’s brought in have improved this team enormously.
"I think they need three or four of those as a minimum to even think about getting into third and second-place.”
When asked where the club needs to strengthen, Neville insisted attackers remain the main priority for Solskjaer's squad.
“They’re fantastic, the front three - wonderful to watch - all of them," Neville said. "I think they look like they’re playing for each other now, not just with each other.
"You could argue that the combinations weren’t there pre-lockdown, now I see them passing to each other, combining in the final-third, looking like they enjoy setting up goals for each other.
"For me, that just comes out of respect. They’ve got three really good midfielders behind them. My concern for United is the depth, the drop they have beneath that talent that needs to be supported.
"When I say that United need a centre-forward, it’s not because they should sell Anthony Martial, it’s because they need a centre-forward.
"Manchester United should have two or three great centre-forwards, or wingers, not just one in each position.”
