FOUR players from Manchester United were embroiled in a heated altercation in the locker room after their team’s defeat at home to Brighton on Saturday.

Gary Neville, a former player for Manchester United, is quoted as saying that disgruntled players could be “BUGS” that cause “discomfort and uncertainty” for Erik ten Hag’s struggling team.

3Bruno Fernandes, right, confronted Scott McTominay after the Brighton defeatCredit: Reuters

3Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof also had a falling outCredit: Getty

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Gary Neville is of the opinion that Erik ten Hag’s team contains a few undesirables.Image courtesy of Alamy

After Manchester United’s third loss in a row, the team’s captain, Bruno Fernandes, is said to have confronted teammate midfielder Scott McTominay, according to SunSport.

While at center back, the partnership of Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof grew more frustrated with one another in the wake of a disastrous defensive performance.

An unexpected loss by the score of 3-1, which was met with jeers from the audience, prompted the manager, Ten Hag, to make an attempt to bring order back to the situation.

The Dutch manager, who is 53 years old, has barred Jadon Sancho from working with the first squad.

Ten Hag, who was already without Mason Greenwood and Antony due to issues off the field, removed Harry Maguire from his position as captain and removed him from his first-choice XI.

Neville, a former fullback for England, appeared in a TikTok video in which he asked, “How popular is Sancho in the dressing room?” How well known is Sean Maguire?

“Ten Hag has some bugs in there, and from the outside, we don’t know what kind of discomfort and doubt are being caused on the inside.

“You have a player who is most likely changing in the locker room for the first team, but he is currently playing for the academy. You have Harry, who a year ago led these guys as their captain, but who is now relegated to the third, fourth, and fifth center-back positions. This has almost completely estranged him from the team.

“So Ten Hag is dealing with some issues in there, and I’m not sure what kind of impact it is having.

Since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down as manager of Manchester United, the club has been led by a number of capable managers who have overcome a variety of obstacles.

“I’m hoping it’s just a difficult start to the season and not a repeat of what we’ve seen previously — where it started to become challenging for Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal, David Moyes, Ralf Rangnick, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer,” said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. “I’m hoping it’s just a difficult start to the season and not a repeat of what we’ve seen previously.”

After having their worst start to a Premier League season, United will play Bayern Munich in the next round of the Champions League.

They have only six points after playing five games, which puts them in last place.