Jon Mann

The same old story wheeled out time & again. Chris Wheeler & Nathan Salt reported this a week ago. It's great tabloid fodder a club in crisis, you can't dispute it. It's a generalisation which also implicates every player. It feeds into other outlets, who re-report it, fan channels get days of content out of it, fans guess who it might be while they declare their outrage at a team they're already frustrated with. You already don't like a player? Perfect, you can say they're one of the sources. Welcome to the outrage hamster wheel, that only Manchester United seem to be able to keep running. This isn't journalism, it's sensationalism. Chuck a few sentences of player discontent in around pundit commentary & you've got yourself a gossip piece.