Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag is reportedly in danger of losing the dressing room at the club due to the team's struggles in the early stages of the 2023-24 campaign.
The Red Devils have lost three of their opening five Premier League matches of the season, with a total of six points leaving them down in 13th position in the table.
The 20-time English champions suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, which followed a 3-1 reverse to Arsenal before the international break.
There have been off-the-field issues too, with Antony currently on leave due to a personal problem, while Jadon Sancho is training away from the first team due to a fall-out with Ten Hag.
Man United are currently preparing for their Champions League group-stage opener against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, before switching their attention back to the Premier League, heading to Burnley in their next game in England's top flight.
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According to Football Insider, a number of players at the club are 'growing increasingly disenchanted' by Ten Hag's methods at Old Trafford.
The report claims that the Dutchman is in danger of 'losing the dressing room' if he is unable to oversee a change of fortunes at a key stage of the campaign.
There is allegedly already a 'dressing-room divide' developing, and there have been suggestions of a bust-up after the loss to Brighton at the weekend.
Bruno Fernandes, Scott McTominay, Victor Lindelof and Lisandro Martinez are all said to have been involved in heated exchanges, but Man United have denied the alleged scuffle.
Despite the issues, Ten Hag's position as head coach is not thought to be under immediate threat, with the Dutchman delivering a third-place finish in last season's Premier League, in addition to the EFL Cup.
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"It is great and this is a great place. A historical club and a club that has as big achievements as Manchester United does so when those two institutes face each other, it is a great match. Everyone has a look at it and it is really enjoyable to be part of it," the head coach said ahead of the contest with Bayern.
"I see that all the time but we have to put it [right] during the matches. During parts of games we are doing well but also we go below our standards in some occasions. We have to learn from that and we have to step up. We have to do better than this because otherwise you don't win big games.
"[They are] great matches to be part of. It is going to be a great game I am sure, from start to finish. You have to be front foot and you have to be happy to be part of it but also you have to show it on the pitch.
"You have to give everything in such a game and then you know as a player you have to suffer. You have to sacrifice to get the right result."
Man United will again be missing a number of important players on Wednesday through injury, and Ten Hag has admitted that he is 'concerned' by the current fitness crisis.
