Manchester United assistant Mike Phelan has argued it was inevitable that the club's form would dip last season.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's appointment as caretaker manager in December brought about a run of 11 wins from 11 games.
However, after Solskjaer's permanent appointment, the Red Devils were unable to win any of their last six matches.
"We'd taken them from nothing to sky high, but they bottomed out because it was just too much, they weren't prepared for it," Phelan told The Athletic. "So we had a lot of things to work on.
"Ole relates well with the players, he understands what Man United is. It is definitely a difficult moment, but Ole hasn't got his team yet.
"He's had three players (signed), you need more than three to be the manager of your own team.
"We can build on something, I think. Ole just needs that opportunity to create the culture again."
