Manchester United suffered one of the most disappointing results of their season as they were knocked out of the FA Cup in the fourth round at the hands of Championship side, Middlesbrough. The competition was the club’s best chance of winning silverware this season and now, their only two options are either the Premier League or the Champions League. Although not impossible, that will be very tough to deliver to say the very least.
Amidst all this, it has emerged that the situation in the dressing room at Old Trafford might not be brilliant either.
Of course, after such results, it is natural for players to be unhappy with the circumstances. But this time around, the reason seems to be very different.
As reported by the Mirror, Ralf Rangnick has upset his Manchester United squad by going public with the Jesse Lingard situation.
Manchester United players unhappy with Rangnick for going public with Lingard situation
The Lingard situation is very interesting to say the least. The Englishman wanted to depart the club on loan in the final days of the January transfer window but ultimately, Manchester United decided to hold on to him.
Since then, different claims have been made about his availability for the squad by the manager and the player, respectively.
The situation is far from ideal to say the least, especially during a period of time when Manchester United are already struggling for results and could be very much do without it.
Incredibly, despite only being at Manchester United a few months, this is not the first time that Rangnick has found himself in this kind of a situation. Such an instance had taken place with Anthony Martial earlier on as well. The Frenchman has moved to Sevilla on loan since then. On the other hand, it feels like Lingard will leave Manchester United on a permanent basis in the summer, when his contract runs out.