Ralf Rangnick has blamed Manchester United's refusal to give him a new striker in the January transfer window for their season falling apart.
United allowed Anthony Martial to join Sevilla on loan despite concerns over Edinson Cavani's fitness, and then suspended Mason Greenwood two days before the window closed when he was arrested over rape allegations.
Rangnick claims that deprived him of 'two-and-a-half strikers' but his plea for an emergency signing was rejected on the advice of the club's recruitment department.
Having won six and lost one of his first 10 games as interim manager leading up to the winter break, Rangnick's next 17 matches since then have produced just five victories.