A dressing room unrest was left behind Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United and Ralf Rangnick was brought to sort the lack of direction Red Devils have been suffering from.However, the German is facing his first major challenge as United’s interim manager.It is easy to see that the morale and the overall camaraderie are on a low. Monday’s draw at Newcastle showed several moments in which the players were yelling at each other and waving their arms in discontent. The draw was far from a satisfactory result and the fans had little to be joyous about. The previous match against Norwich and the one against the Magpies were below-par performances and four points out of six against two relegation fighting teams has been quite an alarm for Rangnick and his staff.It was clear from an insipid display against Newcastle that Rangnick will need time to address United’s problems, and more concerns were raised over the attitude of the players.‘This team will get a lot of managers sacked’Former United defender Gary Neville highlighted the divisions in Rangnick’s team and he didn’t hold back as he took aim at two of Man United’s best – Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes.Overall body language of the squad was criticized and also the obvious leadership struggle between Ronaldo and captain Harry Maguire. It’s stated by Neville that the United skipper has been more subdued since the Portuguese superstar returned to the club.Also, Ronaldo made another hasty exit after the match against Newcastle and questions remain over his lack of chemistry with certain teammates (notably Mason Greenwood).‘Something isn’t right in there,’ Neville 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.’Neville was angry at the way the Portuguese duo behaved towards their younger team-mates. I has also been addressed that frustrated Fernandes has been struggling in Rangnick’s new 4-2-2-2 formation.El Matador preserves Rangnick’s unbeaten record against the possessed MagpiesNow former Aston Villa star Gabriel Agbonlahor has suggested that younger talents of the team – such as Marcus Rashford, Greenwood and Jadon Sancho – are intimidated by Cristiano Ronaldo.‘It looks to me like Ronaldo just cares about his goals,’ Agbonlahor told Football Insider. ‘That performance from Ronaldo was somebody sulking all game.‘He was throwing his hands up in the air because he wasn’t getting chances. Then after the game, he runs off the pitch sulking and I imagine he’s sulking in the changing room.‘His attitude was off. If I’m Rashford, Greenwood and Sancho I’m scared to have a shot. Every time they have a shot he’s got his arms up to say, “Why haven’t you passed to me?”Thu, 23.15: (1.40) MAN UNITED (4.90) BURNLEY (9.00)‘The harmony is not right in that changing room. The form of Rashford and Greenwood has dropped since Ronaldo has been there.‘They can’t express themselves, it’s like they think, “I have to pass to Ronaldo, I have to create a chance for Ronaldo”.‘Before Ronaldo came, Greenwood was taking players on and shots on and he’s not doing that anymore and getting dragged at half-time.‘If I was Rashford, Greenwood or Sancho I’d be saying to myself, “Oh, why did we have to bring him here?”’You drink with sir Alex? You better avoid a police carThe German manager has issues on the pitch but off it also. A number of players have been eager to talk to Rangnick regarding their future and their playing time. Some even openly said they want to leave.Just weeks after the new manager replaced Solskjaer, Anthony Martial stated he is eager to look for pastures new. Goalkeeper Dean Henderson also wants talks eith the boss after growing frustrated over his lack of playing time. Ivorian Eric Bailly continues to be left out despite United’s problems in central defence – the African 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 on Thursday just as he was about to fly to the Africa Cup of Nations.In addition to above-mentioned players – Jesse Lingard and Donny van de Beek are surely one of those who feel they have been decieved. The two 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 while Lingard is unhappy with a bit-part role even though United rejected interest in him from six clubs before the start of the season.Let’s not leave out Paul Pogba who will be a free agent in July / August and can negotiate with foreign clubs from next week. The forgotten Phil Jones is desperate to play after two years out and will most certainly leave Old Trafford to look for some playing time – maybe even in the low tiers of English football.
