Wolves and Southampton draws could become the norm for Man Utd- Gary Neville

The former United defender Gary Neville says the club have to be patient as they plot a recovery under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

ary Neville believes Manchester United are on the right track under his former teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but warns that recent results could become the norm.

Having beaten Chelsea 4-0 in their opening game of the season, United have drawn at Wolves and Southampton and lost at home to Crystal Palace .

But Neville has stressed the need for patience among United fans as Solskjaer seeks to overhaul the club and the squad.

"When you have a young team like the one at Manchester United , there are a lot of players who are developing and trying to improve themselves.," Neville said on Sky Sports' Gary Neville Podcast .

"I think they are going to get a lot of results like the ones at Wolves and Southampton where they actually do quite well in the game.

"I thought they performed okay against Southampton but they just don't have that clinical element which would've allowed them to go on and win the game.

"There is an element of frustration from United fans because of where the club have been. There's still that recent history of big success under Sir Alex Ferguson but there's been six or seven years now since that.. "There's now an element of frustration building, real frustration, that they are not on the right track.

"There's now an element of frustration building, real frustration, that they are not on the right track. "I think they are on the right track because the first thing United have to do, they have to have a group of people in that changing room that want to be there.

"Forget how talented they are."

Neville added that United still have a long way to go if they are to catch up to their rivals at the top of the table.

"What Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp have done at Manchester City and Liverpool , it took time to get right," he said.

"It took Guardiola 12 months, three transfer windows, because he had a better squad in the first place. It's taken Klopp three or four years to affect the culture fully and get a team fully in what he would say is his style, his culture and what he wants to do.

"It does take time. Solskjaer is working more with a squad like the one Klopp picked up at Liverpool than the one Guardiola inherited at City.

"From that point of view this is going to be a long game at Old Trafford and it's going to be frustrating at times.