'Some players want Manchester United to lose, just so Jose Mourinho gets sacked': Ex-Old Trafford hero Paul Ince slams underperforming stars
* Manchester United have not won any of their last four games in any competition
* Jose Mourinho is under pressure and is dealing with a split dressing room
* And Paul Ince believes players want to be beaten so Mourinho will leave
Former Manchester United player Paul Ince has claimed that some of the club's stars are keen to lose games so Jose Mourinho gets sacked.
Mourinho is at a low ebb in his time at Old Trafford. They have not won at home since the opening day of the season, have lost to Derby and West Ham in recent weeks and drew with Valencia on Tuesday.
He is also contending with a split dressing room. Mourinho is at odds with Paul Pogba and has had issues with his captain Antonio Valencia.
Pogba was stripped of the vice-captaincy while Valencia is barely on speaking terms with Mourinho after failing to attend the Derby defeat.
While he did not name names, Ince has suggested some of United's stars are throwing Mourinho under the bus.
Speaking to Paddy Power News, Ince said: 'It baffles me that Manchester United players are choosing when they want to put effort into playing for their club.
'Every player in the shirt should be putting in effort and showing desire, even if you don’t get the result.
Paul Ince claimed some of United's stars are keen to lose games so Jose Mourinho is sacked
'There’s no excuse for not putting in effort. These are professional footballers, on astronomical wages, playing for one of the biggest clubs ever.
I't doesn’t sit right with me that it looks like they can’t be bothered.
'Yes, there might be a couple of players who are trying - but you need the whole team to be contributing.
'It looks to me as though they’re not interested in playing for Jose Mourinho anymore.
'When I played for the club, I saw it as an honour and although I didn’t always play well, no one could ever accuse me of not putting the work in.
'What I find disappointing is those players are happy for Mourinho to take the blame.
'They should be admitting the fact that they are responsible for the way they’re playing. They’re throwing him under the bus, despite putting in poor performances every week. And they’re getting away with it.
'Some players want Man United to get beat, just so that there’s pressure on Mourinho to be sacked. The amount of times that you see a new manager go to a club and suddenly, the whole team are up for it. You have to question the attitude of the players.'
Ince represented United between 1989 and 1995, winning the Premier League and FA Cup twice in that time along with the European Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup.
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