Erik ten Hag has reportedly arranged to have one-to-one showdown talks with his under-performing Manchester United players in a bid to turn their dismal start to the season around.
United's dismal season plunged to new depths on Wednesday night after they were dumped out of the Carabao Cup following a 3-0 loss to Newcastle.
The defeat came three days after United were on the receiving end of the same score in the Manchester derby and means Ten Hag has now overseen the club's worst start to a season in six decades.
And with doubt being cast over Ten Hag's future at the club, the under-pressure Dutchman is looking to resolve any issues lingering within his own squad.
According to The Sun, Ten Hag is desperate to know if there are any problems with him, his staff or any other members of the squad in a bid to fix the ongoing crisis at the club.
The report claims that these showdown talks will be held on Friday and Saturday, less than 48 hours after their defence of the Carabao Cup went up in smoke.
Following the defeat by Newcastle, Ten Hag vowed to turn the run of poor form around, insisting that he is a 'fighter'.
Scott McTominay backed his manager to do so on Friday, saying: '‘There’s more that goes into it when you’re not playing well. It’s not quite happening at the moment, but I’m 100 per cent sure that the manager can put that into practice and it can come off.
‘Everyone knows that we’re not in our best period at the minute. We have to stick together, that’s the most important thing. We have another game coming up and potentially in a week’s time the picture could be a little bit different – win in the Champions League and wins in the league.
‘Obviously the fans will hear the generic response of “we’ve got to stick
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