Ashley Young has insisted that Manchester United can regain the Premier League title this season, warning that it would be foolish to write them off on the basis of their slow start.
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United are yet to win under new manager Louis van Gaal, losing two of their first three league games and being knocked out of the Capital One Cup by League One side Milton Keynes Dons.
But Young, who has operated as a wing-back in Van Gaal's new system, believes the team will improve as they become accustomed to his methods.
He pointed out that United had recovered from similar positions before, becoming champions in 2007-08, despite failing to win any of their first three league games, and in 2008-09, when they won only one of the first four.
The England international told Inside United: "In previous seasons when we haven't started the season so well, we've gone on to win the league.
"People have written us off already, but everyone here knows you don't write off a club like United.
"People can say what they want, but internally we all know exactly what we're striving to do, what goals we've set and what we want to achieve.
"There is no point panicking after a handful of games. It's obviously been disappointing, but you have to take the positives from the games we've had.
"I definitely think things are going to turn for us and I would say to the fans that there is nothing to worry about -- we're going to come good.
"It's just like the manager has said: just believe in the philosophy and how we're playing and keep believing that we're going to turn this round.
"The manager has said things aren't going to change in a week or a month. It's going to take time for the players to adjust.
"We want to get results and I'm sure, given the way we've worked in training, the right results will come.
"We've got to keep thinking in the way that he has explained it to us and keep performing in the way he wants.
"Obviously things haven't gone the way we've wanted yet, but we've just got to keep doing what we've been doing in training and show the spirit and togetherness that we always show.
"If we keep doing that, then I'm sure everything will come good."