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Jose Mourinho gave his squad a dressing down BEFORE their game with Southampton on Saturday
The Manchester United manager has been upset with falling standards, particularly after their limp performance against Crystal Palace last weekend and the narrow victory over Young Boys of Berne in midweek
He let them know in no uncertain terms that he was not happy during a briefing at the team hotel, the Hilton Ageas Bowl, on Saturday morning
A briefing some team insiders described as 'a right rollicking'. Mourinho had set his side a target of making the top four and the Champions League knockout stages by January but his players have laboured with the challenge
Many have been upset by the way the manager continues to criticise them in public and Mourinho is struggling to keep harmony in the group
He has also held an inquest with his coaching staff.The Portuguese is a big believer in handing responsibility to his players but Sportsmail understands he has been left perplexed by the actions of some
A hairdresser visited some of the players, including Paul Pogba, at the Lowry Hotel last Friday staying late into the night prior to the game with Palace
Many also opted to miss breakfast only turning up for the pre-match meal. Mourinho is now considering making their pre-match routine more regimented as he tries to elicit a better response from his squad
Mourinho dropped Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial to the bench on Saturday and was forced to reshuffle his defence after Chris Smalling was ruled out as a precaution on the eve of the game
With Eric Bailly out of favour and Marcos Rojo short of match practice, Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic were deployed in an unorthodox three man defence with Phil Jones
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