Rene Meulensteen slams Man Utd's "lost" stars over dressing room disharmony

Former Manchester United assistant boss Rene Meulensteen has slammed the club's current squad of players for being "lost" amid frequent reports of dressing room disharmony.

The Red Devils have endured a dreadful season that has seen them miss out on qualification for the Champions League. The latest low point came on Saturday, when they were left humiliated by a 4-0 defeat to Brighton.

Their campaign has been hit by near-continuous reports of unhappiness from within the dressing room. This disharmony is nothing like the environment Meulensteen helped to create during his six years as one of Sir Alex Ferguson 's assistants.

Given how far United have fallen since his hugely successful spell at Old Trafford, Meulensteen has now moved to slam the current group of stars. He believes they have badly failed to meet expectations and accused them of looking "lost".

“There were a lot of expectations, even from myself. When Ronaldo comes in, he comes in for one reason only and that’s to improve the team and basically get United challenging again," he told talkSPORT.

“They were second in the league, so no reason to believe anything else. For some reason there was that lack of consistency at the start of the season and performances started to fall away.

“The season has been derailed more and more. You saw the frustration kick in when they got knocked out of this competition, then they got knocked out of the FA Cup, then they lost ground in the league.

“They changed managers against and Rangnick came in. Rangnick’s impact has not brought what everyone expected, to push for the top four and Champions League is so important. They have been derailed and irritation has turned into frustration.

“When I see United play, I see a