The mood at Manchester United has sunk so low that senior players fear it is close to hitting rock bottom.
Defender Luke Shaw admitted United lacked togetherness and motivation after they suffered a miserable 1-0 defeat by Wolves at Old Trafford on Monday.
Interim boss Ralf Rangnick has already hired a sports psychologist, Sascha Lense, and ordered his players to improve their body language on the pitch. But it is clear there won’t be a quick fix for the problems Rangnick inherited when he succeeded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on November 29.