{"id":290434,"date":"2023-09-19T01:04:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T01:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290434"},"modified":"2023-09-19T01:04:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T01:04:41","slug":"four-man-utd-stars-in-dressing-room-bust-up-after-brighton-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/four-man-utd-stars-in-dressing-room-bust-up-after-brighton-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Man Utd stars in dressing room bust-up after Brighton defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manchester United\u2019s players turned against each other in the dressing room after their 3-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday, according to reports.<\/p>\n
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Erik ten Hag\u2019s side sunk to their third loss of the new Premier League season as they were outclassed by Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s men at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
The defeat has left United with just six points from their opening five games, while they already trail Premier League champions and current leaders Manchester City by nine points.<\/p>\n
According to The Sun, tempers flared between the United players after they were beaten by Brighton as Ten Hag \u2018attempted to restore order\u2019 among his squad.<\/p>\n
The report claims that United captain Bruno Fernandes \u2018confronted\u2019 Scott McTominay, who had been given his first start of the season.<\/p>\n
Lisandro Martinez, who was sold a dummy by Pascal Gross for Brighton\u2019s well-worked second goal, was also said to have \u2018lost it\u2019 with his centre-back partner Victor Lindelof in the dressing room.<\/p>\n
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United now turn their attention to the Champions League following their year-long absence from the competition.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag\u2019s side begin their campaign on Wednesday with their toughest fixture in Group A \u2013 a trip to Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n
But despite United\u2019s rocky start to the new Premier League season, Bayern Munich\u2019s \u00a3100 million summer signing Harry Kane insists Ten Hag\u2019s side will be a tricky opponent.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s going to be a tough game, first and foremost,\u2019 Kane told CBS.<\/p>\n
\u2018They\u2019re in a little bit of a tricky patch at the moment but sometimes they\u2019re the most dangerous team to play against.<\/p>\n
\u2018They\u2019re always looking to fight back and get a big result, so we\u2019re just focused on playing against a really good team.\u2019<\/p>\n
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