Ralf Rangnick and Gary Neville disagree over "disgusting" blame for Man Utd's struggles

As Manchester United continue to stumble through their season, the blame game is proving to be a popular one.

The Red Devils dropped points in the Premier League for the second successive match when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton on Saturday, a result which followed on from identical scorelines at Burnley and at home to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, after which they were knocked out on penalties.

Ralf Rangnick's spell in interim charge is threatening to unravel amid suggestions that the United players don't respect the German, his coaching methods or indeed the coaches he has brought to the club, and United are now in a real battle to secure a spot in next season's Champions League.

United currently sit fifth in the table, a point behind West Ham, but the three clubs below them all have games in hand on Rangnick's side.

Arsenal and Tottenham have two in fact, with seventh-place Wolves also holding one and now sitting just three points behind United after Sunday's impressive win at Spurs.

The walls seem to be closing in then, and that has led to a search for explanations, and for blame.

As far as Rangnick is concerned, comments he made after the Southampton draw suggested that he hasn't exactly been helped by the situation he walked into, which had seen Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked following high profile defeats which damaged the morale of the club.

“It has always been a concern since Ole left the club,” said Rangnick of the possibility of not finishing in the top four, via the Manchester Evening News.

“That was one of the reasons why he probably had to leave the club and of course, results like today’s don't make things any easier."

He did go on to intimate that the players hadn't been good enough