Former Manchester United head of academy Nicky Butt has defended Jose Mourinho and Louis van Gaal's ill-fated spells as manager.
The club broke their transfer record during each manager's spell, first spending £60million on Angel Di Maria before Romelu Lukaku arrived for £75m.
Both players have since left the club, with the likes of Scott McTominay and Mason Greenwood since coming through and impressing.
But Butt says it is a "myth" that Mourinho and Van Gaal were more concerned with big-money signings than younger players.
"I think it's harsh on van Gaal and Mourinho, and David Moyes to a point, because they didn't come into Man Utd and go this is it, move it all to one side, disrespect Man Utd and we'll do it this way," the former midfielder told MUTV.
"They didn't. They never did - it's a myth that they did.
"Mourinho was brilliant with me. He spoke to me every single day at breakfast and asked about the kids.
"He did a few meetings with the kids when they were going to Portugal [in the UEFA Youth League] and telling them what to expect and so on."
