Lisandro Mart\u00ednez\u2019s outspoken criticism of Manchester United\u2019s summer transfer activity has only added to an already uneasy mood, and Amad Diallo\u2019s social media response did little to calm matters.<\/p>\n
Amad posted what he called a \u201cf—ing disgrace\u201d on Snapchat, then followed it with \u201cI have no words,\u201d after a night in which tensions around the club\u2019s direction were already under scrutiny. It was not clear exactly what he was referring to, with the possible targets ranging from the 2-0 defeat itself to the referee\u2019s dismissal of Yoro, Mart\u00ednez\u2019s remarks, Jason Wilcox\u2019s transfer work, or Bryan Mbeumo\u2019s finishing.<\/p>\n
The discussion was triggered by Mart\u00ednez\u2019s own comments on the club\u2019s recruitment. He said he \u201cexpected more\u201d than the arrival of three first-team midfielders, while stopping short of naming the other areas he felt also needed attention. That criticism came after Michael Carrick made a bold call by reshuffling his side and moving Bruno Fernandes to an unfamiliar right-wing role, while starting all three of the club\u2019s midfield summer signings together.<\/p>\n
Carrick admitted afterwards: \u201cWe feel the game was there for us, so we could and should have got more from it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wayne Rooney, speaking as an Amazon Prime Video pundit, was unimpressed by the public airing of frustrations. \u201cSomething like that will rip that dressing room apart,\u201d Rooney warned. \u201cThat interview is not going to help the situation the club are in at the minute. That\u2019s going to bring a greater noise around it; the players are not happy, they\u2019re not settled, they don\u2019t trust in their teammates. That\u2019s not going to help at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rooney also said, \u201cI think he has maybe gone a bit too far. That\u2019s for the manager, and that should really stay internal.\u201d<\/p>\n
While he accepted that Mart\u00ednez had a point about the need for more investment, Rooney added that the defender\u2019s own form does not give him much ground to stand on. \u201cHe is probably one of the players who is out the door through his performance. His performances haven\u2019t been good enough,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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