Man Utd players know identity of 'poisonous' teammate targeting Harry Maguire

Manchester United players reportedly believe they know the identity of a 'poisonous' team-mate who has been targeting Harry Maguire this season.

Maguire has faced severe criticism for his performances this season, amid what has been a dreadful campaign for the Red Devils. The England international has featured heavily under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his successor Ralf Rangnick throughout the year.

That is despite the centre-back enduring a challenging personal campaign and with United possessing the worst defensive record in the top eight of the Premier League. It has also appeared that even Maguire's team-mates had been questioning his continued selection.

According to a report from The Times back at the start of March, Maguire's place in Rangnick's line-up had been 'privately questioned' by some in the United squad. The Englishman's form had also 'not impressed' his team-mates, with some believing he 'had not met' the club's standards.

Maguire would go on to start the next game after that report was published, though United were hammered by rivals Manchester City. And according to the Daily Mail, the effect of that leak was 'poisonous' to the United dressing room.

The Red Devils are preparing for Rangnick's final game in charge, a trip to Crystal Palace, with Erik ten Hag ready to take over. But the 'thinly veiled attack' on Maguire has not been forgotten by many at Old Trafford.

So much so, that it is stated that 'most players' now believe they know the identity of the person behind the report. The attack on Maguire only added to a 'level of distrust' among the United dressing room.

It is stated that Ten Hag will find it 'hard to rebuild' relations between those squad members, with senior management also