Manchester United need new players but no-one will sell them

Manchester United need help in the form of up to four new players but are going to struggle to sign them, says Gary Neville.

A Samuel Eto'o hat-trick gave Chelsea a 3-1 win over United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday which leaves David Moyes' side seventh in the Premier League.

Sky Sports expert Neville admitted he fears for his former club as they slumped to their seventh defeat in the league this season and says they desperately need some fresh blood in the squad.

Neville said: "It's always been difficult here but you were watching a team that are in the position they are in the league for a reason and Chelsea actually had more than them even though they were not at their best and that would be the worry.

"I would never get too despondent because that's not the way I look at it, but you would never say as a Manchester United person at the club that we need to sign players.

"It's the last thing you say because you have respect for your team-mates, you have respect for the players who are in your club, you always rely on the quality of the development teams to come through, but there are a group of players out there who need help.

"They're a good bunch of lads out there who have won the Champions League and many trophies for United, but they need inspiration and they need lifting. You saw the effect of Ozil at Arsenal, those players, that manager they need fresh blood and they know that.