Manchester United captain Gary Neville accepts he faces a big battle to earn a regular place in Sir Alex Ferguson's starting XI.

"I have not been able to stay fit enough, long enough, or produce consistently good enough performances to stay in the team, simple as that," he told MUTV.

"I am fit. I was fit for the game last week. But, am I fit to the level you expect or the level I want to be at?

"I want to get to seven, eight, nine or 10 games over a longer period. That has got to be the aim for me."