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Published 05:04 10 Dec 2014 GMT
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‘What’s happened is a continuation of the same players getting injured all the time, so you have to look to the reasons why,’ Phelan told the Daily Mail.
‘I think Manchester United changed their thoughts on the fitness regime. They looked at it a little bit differently. Tony Strudwick, who was operating as head of sports science and was involved day to day with the first-team. He understood the ins and outs of how to keep players fit, how to keep them ready for competition.
‘Then suddenly they moved him sideways and did something completely different. That may have had an effect. That one area has changed.
‘They’ve brought in new people with a different way of doing things. The intensity of training may be one thing – it may be too intense, or not intense enough – but obviously slight changes have been made with the present way of doing things.
‘I would have thought the squad is big enough at Manchester United, because they can go out and get players in, but obviously they keep breaking down and they don’t seem to be getting any better. They seem to get one back and lose another two.’
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