Things at Manchester United are pretty grim at the moment as they sit 14th in the table, and winning football matches feels like something that they used to do, rather than something that they can do.
Ruben Amiron has replaced Erik ten Hag, but the rot at Old Trafford is a long term fix, and no amount of tactics changes, formations or set-piece plans will fix things in the short term.
Last Monday night their humiliation continued as Newcastle tore them apart on their home patch, and although they only won 2-0, the game was over in the opening quarter and really it could have been so much more.
Off the field, things are looking just as toxic as there is constant scrutiny over Marcus Rashford and his future at the club, as Amiron clearly doesn't fancy the striker.
The thing that really irks Man United fans though, is the lack of endeavour and professionalism at times, something which was highlighted by a fan-recorded clip that was posted online.
TikTok user @ForeverUnited_TV recorded the substitutes performing their warm-up separate from the first team, and it didn't make for good viewing.
Although training separate from the starting team isn't unusual, the group of subs which included Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Tyrell Malacia, were doing keepie uppies, laughing, kicking each other, and clearly messing around.
Meanwhile, two academy players, Toby Collyer and Godwil Kukonki, were away on their own, excluded from the group, passing the ball to each other.
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“This is what I don’t get, and this is what proves to me that this team is going absolutely nowhere and there’s a massive disconnect through the middle of it.
“Manchester United’s senior players in that bigger group were laughing, joking around, chasing each other, kicking each other.
“Yeah, they’re not playing, and they probably don’t need to be as alive as the first team players.
“But it’s that phrase again isn’t it? Read the room. You’re in front of all the Manchester United fans that haven’t seen a home win in God knows how long. You’re in the bottom half of the table, and you’re joking and laughing.
“And you’ve got two academy players, who don’t get any minutes, actually taking it seriously and passing the ball between themselves.
"They’re an absolute joke, this team.”
Whatever patience United fans have left with this team is quickly running out, and as they prepare to face top of the table Liverpool this Sunday, things could potentially get a lot worse.
