What was heard from the Man United dressing room at half-time in derby humiliation

Man United players were told that they lacked belief in a dressing room rant, during their 6-3 humiliation at the hands of Manchester City on Sunday.

Erik ten Hag’s side went in at the half-time break 4-0 down to their arch-rivals, thanks to two goals each from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland.

According to The Sun, Fernandes and centre-back Martinez were furious at their team-mates, suggesting the rest of the side lacked belief.

The publication says the screams filled the corridor and were even heard by City staff members outside the visitors’ dressing room.

While the rebuke was never going to change the result, United did go out and win the second half, eventually losing the game 6-3 as City took their foot off the gas.

Both Foden and Haaland completed hat-tricks for the home side, while an Antony goal and an Anthony Martial brace added some sense of respectability to the scoreboard for United.

“The attitude and the belief from the beginning was not the best and that caused us many problems and made us concede early goals,” said Fernandes after the game.

“After, we have to run back the result and the second half was much better. We keep control more, we control the game more. Whenever we have the ball we are more brave.

“We are really disappointed but now it’s time to focus on the next game and understand that we have to get back to the performances that we did before — in the belief and everything, in the togetherness principle — and understand that this cannot get us down.”