There is clearly a lot of pride at stake and it does not take a creative mind to imagine how competitive the matches and tournaments must be, behind the scenes at Carrington.
Indeed, Nemanja Matic goaded Cristiano Ronaldo over one of the outcomes just before Christmas and there has been a lot of light-hearted toing and froing between the squad on the social channels over the course of the campaign.
There's a common theme here, @AmadDiallo_19 ud83dudc40#MUFC https://t.co/kU9pamRNAH pic.twitter.com/mUt1BlXumu
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 13, 2022
Matic also told us his team-mates refer to him as 'The Wolf' because, in his own words, he always finds a way to be on the winning side in the training sessions.