Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's sacking at Manchester United had appeared to lose the dressing room several weeks before his eventual sacking, but the state of his players' disillusionment has now been revealed.
Many believed some players had downed tools well before he was dismissed after three years in charge on Sunday, fewer than 24 hours after their humiliating 4-1 defeat by Watford.
But The Telegraph have now reported on the extent to which some members of the United squad were disappointed with the Norwegian, who will for the time being be succeeded by caretaker boss Michael Carrick.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been sacked by Manchester United after three years in charge
The Telegraph have now revealed the extent of the disillusionment of some of his squad
The report claims centre-back Eric Bailly asked Solskjaer why he had picked a centre-half 'who was not fit' in their Premier League defeat by Leicester last month.
The Ivory Coast international was left out for captain Harry Maguire at the King Power Stadium, having only returned to full training following a calf injury the day prior to their 4-2 defeat in the East Midlands.
Summer signing Cristiano Ronaldo has already shown his frustration publicly since returning to Old Trafford from Juventus, having stormed off the pitch following their draw at Old Trafford against Everton, a game which he did not start.
The Portugal international has also been left alarmed by the drop in standards at Old Trafford since his return, but the report now claims he feels some of his team-mates want it 'too easy'.
Eric Bailly (right) questioned Solskjaer why he was not selected ahead of Harry Maguire who 'was not fit'
Maguire played in the 4-2 defeat against the Foxes having just returned from a calf injury
Meanwhile, the report adds other members of the squad challenged the 48-year-old amid his continued omission of midfielders Donny van de Beek, Jesse Lingard and Nemanja Matic.
The report claims Solskjaer was always well liked by the squad but the perceived 'favouritism' shown towards some players deemed to be underperforming began to erode away at patience and heighten tensions.
Dutchman van de Beek scored the final goal of the Solskjaer era at Vicarage Road but has started just four of his 22 top-flight appearances for the club since joining from Ajax in a £40million deal in the summer of 2020.
The midfielder has therefore been starved of game time and led Paul Ince
