Breaking news: Manchester United have an attitude problem and stroppy stars are giving Ralf Rangnick a headache, Ralf made mention of Ronaldo and here is what he said about him ..
Ralf Rangnick is facing his first major
challenge as Manchester United’s interim
manager as he tries to sort out the dressing
room unrest left behind by Ole Gunnar
Solskjaer.

Former United defender Gary Neville
highlighted the divisions in Rangnick’s team
after Monday’s draw at Newcastle in his
role as a Sky Sports pundit.
It was clear from an insipid display Rangnick
will need time to address United’s problems
, and more concerns were raised over the
attitude of the players. Having criticised
their body language in a narrow 1-0 win
over bottom-of-the-table Norwich last time
out, the German preferred to focus on the
lack of physicality against second-from-
bottom Newcastle.

However, Neville didn’t hold back as
he took aim at Cristiano Ronaldo and
Bruno Fernandes.
Ronaldo once again made a hasty exit
at the final whistle and questions remain
over his lack of chemistry with certain
team-mates, notably Mason Greenwood.
Neville also hinted at a leadership struggle
between Ronaldo and Harry Maguire
and it’s understood that the United skipper
has been more subdued since Ronaldo
returned to the club.
Frustrated Fernandes has struggled
in Rangnick’s new 4-2-2-2 formation and
Neville was angry at the way the Portuguese
duo behaved towards their younger
team-mates.
‘Something isn’t right in there,’ he said.
‘There is definitely whingeing going on.
They are all at each other. The spirit of
a dressing room is really important and
I don’t think they’re all with each other
at the moment.’
The mood at the training ground is said
to be very low and concerns over dressing
room cliques have not been helped by an
upgrade to the canteen that has seen six
four-seater booths installed.
The players are struggling to adjust
to Rangnick’s later training sessions and
left in the dark at 5pm on Tuesday.
Aside from the problems clearly evident
on the pitch at Newcastle, Anthony Martial
has told Rangnick he wants to leave just
weeks after the new manager replaced Solskjaer.

United have rejected an opening loan offer
from Sevilla because it only covered
part of Martial’s £200,000-a-week wages.
Sportsmail understands goalkeeper Dean
Henderson also wants talks Ragnick
after growing frustrated over his lack of
playing time.
Henderson has appeared just twice this
term after struggling with Covid. David de
Gea has regained his best form and the
No 1 spot.
Henderson is believed to regret signing
a new contract in the summer of 2020 but
is unlikely to leave before the end of the
season with Rangnick keen to have three
senior goalkeepers.
Eric Bailly has also questioned his decision
to sign a new deal last year as he continues
to be left out despite United’s problems in
central defence. Bailly is said to have
openly challenged Solskjaer’s decision to
play a half-fit Maguire at Leicester in October.
The Ivory Coast defender has only played
five times this season and was surprised
to receive a call at the airport on Monday
informing him that he would be needed
against Burnley tomorrow just as he
was about to fly to the Africa Cup of
Nations.


Although Solskjaer was a hugely popular
figure at United, his tendency to avoid
confrontation often led to problems behind
the scenes.
Players such as Martial, Henderson,
Bailly, Jesse Lingard and Donny van de
Beek were given assurances over their
roles only to be left out.
Van de Beek saw a move to Everton blocked
by United in the summer but he continues
to be a peripheral figure under Rangnick.
Lingard is another player unhappy with a
bit-part role even though United rejected
interest in him from six clubs before the
start of the season.
The 29-year-old will leave at the end
of his contract in June but is unlikely to
be allowed to go out on loan next month —
unlike Phil Jones who is desperate to play
after two years out. Like Lingard, Paul
Pogba will also be a free agent in the
summer and can negotiate with foreign
clubs from next week.
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