No sooner had Paul Scholes criticised the actions - or inaction - of Manchester United's under-achieving stars than another member of the club's fabled Class of '92 took issue with their words on Monday.
As the unofficial shop steward of a tight-knit dressing-room at Old Trafford, Gary Neville isn't used to seeing some of the stories that are coming out from the current squad and didn't pull any punches as he described them as 'disrespectful' and 'disgusting'.
Over the past week, in particular, it emerged that United's players would prefer Mauricio Pochettino over Erik ten Hag as their new permanent manager in the summer.