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Ralf Rangnick insists Jesse Lingard's reaction to Saturday's defeat at Arsenal was "normal" after the playmaker labelled the Manchester United dressing room a "disaster".

The damaging 3-1 loss all but ended United's hopes of finishing in the top four of the Premier League and worsens the already-sour mood created by Tuesday's heavy 4-0 drubbing by Liverpool. Morale among Red Devils players appears to have reached a new low, with Bruno Fernandes' penalty miss at the Emirates summing up a calamitous season.

Lingard - who was introduced as a substitute in the second half - did not mince his words after the full-time whistle blew in North London. Paul Scholes claims the England international privately told him the United dressing room is "just a disaster" and shared this while on punditry duties for the match.

"I had a quick chat with Jesse there," the Old Trafford legend told DAZN Canada. "I'm sure he won't mind me saying, the dressing room is just a disaster." Rangnick was quizzed on Scholes' comments in his own post-match interview and was eager to play down the significance of Lingard's alarming revelation.

"I don't know, you have to ask Jesse Lingard," Rangnick said. "Obviously, after games like today, there is massive disappointment in the locker room. This is for me normal." Asked whether it is difficult to drum up enthusiasm among his players, the United interim