Man United players are 'resenting certain team-mates as they believe Erik ten Hag has favourites in the squad', as 'concerns grow over the club's direction under the Dutchman' after dire run of form

Tensions are simmering wrong nan Manchester United squad pursuing nan team's dire commencement to nan play nether Erik 10 Hag, according to reports.

United collapsed retired of nan Carabao Cup connected Wednesday nighttime aft losing 3-0 astatine location to Newcastle, conscionable 3 days aft being beaten successful nan Manchester derby by nan aforesaid scoreline.

They person now mislaid 5 games astatine location already this term, and suffered 8 defeats successful total, leaving them eighth successful nan table, retired of 1 cup competition, and successful threat of failing to make nan knockout stages of nan Champions League.

Their shocking tally of shape has had an effect connected nan dressing room, pinch players opening to resent definite team-mates, arsenic reported by nan Manchester Evening News.

There is simply a belief wrong nan squad that Ten Hag has his favourites that he continues to guidelines by and protect sloppy of whether they are performing connected nan transportation aliases not.

Mail Sport revealed earlier this week that nan players are concerned Ten Hag's hardline attack is having a antagonistic effect connected squad morale.

This follows nan manager's determination to axe Harry Maguire arsenic his skipper successful pre-season, while he has besides not considered Jadon Sancho for action for nan past 2 months aft he claimed he had been made a 'scapegoat' astatine nan club.

Those doubts only look to person grown aft different difficult week for nan Old Trafford outfit. 

The club's main executive Richard Arnold claimed past week that United are making 'good progress' but that does not look to beryllium a position shared by nan players.

They reportedly person concerns astir nan guidance nan nine is heading in, pinch nan squad presently incapable to replicate nan results aliases performances they achieved past play successful Ten Hag's maiden run successful charge.

Emotions person threatened to spill complete connected nan transportation this week, pinch Antony and Bruno Fernandes some booked pursuing rash challenges successful nan second stages of nan conclusion to Manchester City.

Sergio Reguilon and Sofyan Amrabat were besides shown yellowish cards precocious connected against Newcastle arsenic they struggled to support their cool, while fans and pundits person questioned nan assemblage connection of immoderate players successful caller games.

Club fable Roy Keane called for Bruno Fernandes to beryllium stripped of nan captaincy successful nan aftermath of nan City nonaccomplishment arsenic he criticised nan Portuguese midfielder's on-field behaviour.

Ten Hag has stood by Fernandes for now, arsenic he took nan captain's armband erstwhile coming connected arsenic a second-half substitute connected Wednesday.

But Fernandes could not get his broadside backmost successful nan crippled and nan players were booed disconnected arsenic they near nan pitch.

Former Newcastle and City goalkeeper Shay Given watched nan crippled from nan Sky Sports studio, and claimed location looked to beryllium 'a existent disagreement betwixt nan players and nan manager'.

Gary Neville has hinted that Ten Hag whitethorn not get nan chance to hole that perceived divide, arsenic he posted connected societal media 'we cognize really it ends' connected Wednesday night, suggesting nan manager's days astatine Old Trafford could beryllium numbered.