Rooney may not stay at United after this season, says Neville

FORMER United captain Gary Neville believes the Reds need to strengthen their squad in the summer transfer market - and could sign three or four players.

But he concedes Wayne Rooney’s Old Trafford future is in doubt because of all the ‘noise’ surrounding a possible departure at the end of the season.

Neville said: “Him being there next season is doubtful, just because of the noise. I hope he’s there next season. I think Wayne still has a lot to offer, but he wants to play more often.

“He’s not playing as much football as he’d like.

“Knowing him, he’s the type of footballer that would like to play every minute of every day.

“There’s definitely some doubt, but United have plenty to play for, including qualifying for the Champions League.

“Maybe his mind can be changed by what happens in the next few months.”

On the transfer window, Neville added: “I think you could argue they need strengthening in defence, midfield and attack. Three or four players wouldn’t just be in one area, they would be spread among those.

“They do need strengthening. It’s obvious. I don’t think United have sat there as the only team that needs strengthening.

“If you think about English teams falling short in Europe, we need to strengthen all our top teams.

“City need to strengthen, Arsenal, Liverpool, United need to strength. I don’t think United are in a unique position. The issue I suppose is that every club seems to be after the same players.”