Mancini: Manchester United Need To 'Refresh The Team'

Galatasaray manager Roberto Mancini says Manchester United need to restructure their squad if they are to continue to compete at the top of the Premier League.

Mancini feels United have failed to match his former club Manchester City and Chelsea in the transfer market.

"Chelsea changed and bought some new players, City bought four or five new players," he told BBC World Service.

"After many years, it's the time [for United] to refresh the team."

The former Lazio and Inter Milan boss, who managed City to the FA Cup in 2011 and the Premier League title a year later. has sympathy for United manager David Moyes after the Red Devils' disappointing start to the season.

Moyes's side lie seventh in the Premier League, 14 points behind leaders Arsenal with 16 matches remaining, but Mancini believes the former Everton manager has the ability to turn things around at Old Trafford.

"I think there is a good chance for him - he worked for 10 years at Everton and he did a really good job," said Mancini.

"He is a good manager and I don't think he needs my advice."

Since taking the United job in May 2013, Moyes has made just one major buy, the £27.5m signing of Marouane Fellaini from Everton on transfer deadline day in September.

But the Premier League title holders have been linked with moves for Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata, Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao and Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal in the January transfer window.

Mancini acknowledges that Moyes's job is complicated by having to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful club manager in English football.

Ferguson, 72, won 38 trophies during his 26-year tenure at Old Trafford including 13 league titles, two Champions League crowns, five FA Cups and four League Cups.

Moyes failed to win any silverware during an 11-year spell at Everton, although he was named the League Managers Association's manager of the year three times during his time at Goodison Park.

"Alex was at the top but for every manager it is difficult [to come] after him," said Mancini.

"It's totally different to manage a team that should win every game, that every year [should] win a title or the Champions League."