Former captain Gary Neville believes new Manchester United chief executive officer Richard Arnold needs to be granted time to put his own stamp on proceedings at Old Trafford.
Arnold took over the reins at Old Trafford from Ed Woodward on February 1 and is now tasked with a whole host of challenges in his attempt to turn United back into a dominant force once again.
The club has struggled to compete for the Premier League title and other silverware in recent years and Arnold now faces the challenge of bringing the good times back, starting with the permanent appointment of a new manager.
Arnold, who has worked at United since 2007, will be under stern pressure to make a series of good appointments and decisions in the coming months, not least the appointment of Ralf Rangnick's successor.
Despite the intensive pressure he will be working under, Neville has outlined what he believes will be the most important decisions that Arnold will be faced with, but has admitted that he deserves time to put his own stamp of authority on proceedings in his efforts to take the club forwards.
Neville told Sky Sports : "All the managers have said the same, haven't they? I suppose, in some ways, that the dressing room has not been great when they have got there, and they have wanted to get rid of players and get rid of staff.
"It has happened. We saw David Moyes do it. We saw Louis van Gaal do it, who brought all of his own staff in. We saw Jose Mourinho do it. We saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer do it. We're now seeing Ralf Rangnick do it.
"That continuity in that plan has not been there; there has been a sudden shift every single time.
"Manchester United have now got a new CEO, but he has only had his feet under the table for about three or four weeks. There is an element of obviously giving Richard Arnold time to be able to assess the situation - but it is very fast at Manchester United; there are a lot of things happening all the time.
"Sometimes it is a case of slowing down and standing back from it and not getting involved in the weeds and the sort of micro-detail of what is going on.
"What is the plan? What is the plan for the club? Where are the club going? Where does it need to be in three years? Where does it need to be in five years?
"On the pitch and, importantly as well, off the pitch, how are the club going to represent themselves and do the right things? How are they going to make sure, basically, that when the electric goes down during half-time, that message goes out straight away that the food is free and not wait until the end of the game.
"They are really important things because it is about culture, how you think and how you behave. Straight away, your instinct has to be in the club.
"That is something, ultimately now, that now needs to change because Ed Woodward was there for eight, nine or ten years. Now Richard Arnold has taken over and they are completely different characters. I think it is fair that Richard should get an amount of time - two or three years - to be able to build a club in his own identity.
"But I also think it is important that they appoint a sporting director and a new manager, obviously, in the summer which is going to happen. They are really important appointments because they will set the tone for how the club behaves in the next few years."
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