Mike Phelan and Eric Steele are believed to have left Manchester United as David Moyes assembles a new backroom staff.

Assistant manager Phelan and goalkeeper coach Steele were integral parts of former manager Sir Alex Ferguson's coaching set-up.

Phelan, who played under Ferguson at Old Trafford from 1989-94, was brought back to the club in 1999 and promoted to first-team coach in 2001 after Steve McClaren left to go to Middlesbrough.

He eventually succeeded Carlos Queiroz as assistant to Ferguson in 2008 when the Portuguese left to take his country's national team job.

During his five seasons next to Ferguson in the dugout, United won three Premier League titles, a Club World Cup, two League Cups and made two runs to the final of the UEFA Champions League.

Steele, a former Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper coach, replaced Tony Coton in the position at United in 2008 and worked alongside Edwin van der Sar and David de Gea with great success for five seasons.

The club have not confirmed either departure yet, but Moyes is ready to make changes to the team he inherited from Ferguson to make room for some of his own men.