Manchester United’s dressing room has descended into a toxic atmosphere as players increasingly exchange qualms about Erik ten Hag, according to reports. Ten Hag is experiencing his first ‘crisis’ patch at Old Trafford as external pressure on his job and internal frustration among his squad grows.

United have made their worst-ever start to a Premier League and Champions League campaign, heavily impacting the mood around the club.

The Red Devils have lost four of their opening seven top-flight games, slumping in 10th on just nine points ahead of Saturday’s clash against Brentford.

And United’s calamitous period of results is reportedly taking its toll on Ten Hag’s players as pressure on the Dutchman to deliver intensifies.

According to The Independent, the atmosphere inside the United dressing room and beyond, extending to general staff, has become toxic.

The report claims that players privately complain about Ten Hag’s disciplinarian personality and how the Dutchman ‘isn’t exactly warm’ after setbacks.

United are suffering from a severe mental mountain throughout Ten Hag’s squad, which he reportedly believes limits how honestly he can provide critical feedback about his players.

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Ten Hag is said to lack nuance, which has caused friction in the dressing room. However, many figures at United will believe that is what the club needs after a decade of mediocrity.

Players in the 53-year-old’s squad have played under as many as four permanent managers at Old Trafford. At the climax of their demise, each one has been thrown under the bus.

But Ten Hag will want to keep his dressing room tight-knitted to battle through the disastrous start of his second season as Red Devils boss. The report claims that Ten Hag has not yet ‘lost the dressing room’ but is losing the faith of some of the players.

Some players who are close to Jadon Sancho, a 23-year-old winger, apparently object to his strict treatment of the player in particular.

However, there is a feeling that Ten Hag has been too severe on a player who was given months off due to his problems last season. Some stars believe that Sancho’s suspension is reasonable.

United will be patient with Ten Hag, knowing that he has just dealt with an extraordinary injury problem and offered few justifications.

But if he begins to lose control of his out-of-sorts ranks, the club’s already chaotic condition might spiral out of control.