Paul Pogba, Juan Mata and Luke Shaw led clear-the-air talks between senior members of Manchester Uniteds squad before the Newcastle United victory, it has been claimed.
Jose Mourinhos side have endured a poor start to the new season, losing three of their eight Premier League fixtures and being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Derby County.
It could have got even worse for the Red Devils after they found themselves 2-0 down at home to struggling Newcastle at the weekend.
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Early goals from Kenedy and Yoshinori Muto appeared to put Newcastle on their way to a first victory of the season and place Mourinho under even more pressure at Old Trafford.
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But the home side turned things around after half-time and completed a stunning comeback through goals from Mata, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez.
According to The Sun, the victory came after senior members of Uniteds squad held an inquest at the Carrington training complex late last week.
It is claimed Pogba, Mata and Shaw led the rallying cry, of which Mourinho was aware of but was not part of.
A source told The Sun: The inquest was without Jose and between a load of the senior members of playing staff.
A few home truths were spoken after some of the poor performances this season. It was good to clear-the-air.
A number of players stood up and said their piece. It had been coming for a while and was good for everyone.
Speaking after the 3-2 victory, Mourinho revealed what was said in the dressing room at half-time, with United trailing 2-0.
We had a good conversation, he said. We didnt promise each other we would win the match, we promised wed give everything with no fear.
He added on MUTV: I think at half-time we opened our hearts.
We spoke two minutes about the tactical changes we were going to make, and we spoke eight minutes about other things that I thought let the players a little more free to face the second half.
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And 3-2, amazing, but if it was 2-2 I think the feeling would be the same.
Always leaving going home with the head high, not hidden, always showing yourself, and that is the feeling when you play with the dignity the boys did in the second half.
Meanwhile, recent reports claim Pogba – who was stripped of the vice-captaincy last month – was instrumental in the turnaround after he spoke to Mourinho at half-time and advised his about the teams tactics.
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Paul Pogba, Juan Mata and Luke Shaw led clear-the-air talks between senior members of Manchester Uniteds squad before the Newcastle United victory, it has been claimed.
Jose Mourinhos side have endured a poor start to the new season, losing three of their eight Premier League fixtures and being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Derby County.
It could have got even worse for the Red Devils after they found themselves 2-0 down at home to struggling Newcastle at the weekend.
More: Football
Early goals from Kenedy and Yoshinori Muto appeared to put Newcastle on their way to a first victory of the season and place Mourinho under even more pressure at Old Trafford.
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But the home side turned things around after half-time and completed a stunning comeback through goals from Mata, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez.
According to The Sun, the victory came after senior members of Uniteds squad held an inquest at the Carrington training complex late last week.
It is claimed Pogba, Mata and Shaw led the rallying cry, of which Mourinho was aware of but was not part of.
A source told The Sun: The inquest was without Jose and between a load of the senior members of playing staff.
A few home truths were spoken after some of the poor performances this season. It was good to clear-the-air.
A number of players stood up and said their piece. It had been coming for a while and was good for everyone.
Speaking after the 3-2 victory, Mourinho revealed what was said in the dressing room at half-time, with United trailing 2-0.
We had a good conversation, he said. We didnt promise each other we would win the match, we promised wed give everything with no fear.
He added on MUTV: I think at half-time we opened our hearts.
We spoke two minutes about the tactical changes we were going to make, and we spoke eight minutes about other things that I thought let the players a little more free to face the second half.
More: Football
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And 3-2, amazing, but if it was 2-2 I think the feeling would be the same.
Always leaving going home with the head high, not hidden, always showing yourself, and that is the feeling when you play with the dignity the boys did in the second half.
Meanwhile, recent reports claim Pogba – who was stripped of the vice-captaincy last month – was instrumental in the turnaround after he spoke to Mourinho at half-time and advised his about the teams tactics.
MORE: Jose Mourinho wants Milan Skriniar and Alessio Romagnoli at Manchester United in January spree
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