Manchester United players return home after heavy defeat to West Ham… but under-fire manager Jose Mourinho is nowhere to be seen
- Manchester United players have returned home following the West Ham defeat
- Paul Pogba was among those arriving back from London at Wilmslow station
- Alexis Sanchez, Nemanja Matic and Marcus Rashford all looked downbeat
- Jose Mourinho was nowhere to be seen but is expected to have stayed in London
Manchester United players were captured arriving home on Saturday night after their shock defeat to West Ham, but manager Jose Mourinho was nowhere to be seen.
Paul Pogba and the rest of the first-team squad were pictured arriving back at Wilmslow station from London looking particularly downcast just hours after they dropped points once again in the Premier League.
It is expected manager Mourinho stayed down in London, where he still has his family home from his time in charge at Chelsea.
Paul Pogba and his Manchester United team-mates were pictured at Wilmslow station
Romelu Lukaku looked particularly downbeat after United’s 3-1 defeat at West Ham
Marcus Rashford scored at the London Stadium but couldn’t prevent United from losing again
Pogba led the way as the United stars emerged from the station looking despondent in their black club tracksuits.
It comes on the back of other poor results and reports of unrest at the club, particularly between Mourinho and Pogba.
The France international has had the vice-captaincy taken off him and many observers are claiming Mourinho may be suffering from the ‘third-season syndrome’ that has dogged his career.
Both men were also caught on camera having a training ground spat after the French midfielder posted a video of himself laughing during United’s Carabao Cup defeat to Derby in midweek.
It was the second time in the space of a week the Red Devils dropped points in the Premier League though after also falling to a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves.
Midfield duo Nemanja Matic and Marouane Fellaini looked extremely dejected on arrival
Anthony Martial chose to listen to music as he made his way from the train to another vehicle
Alexis Sanchez was also among the group after being left out of United’s matchday squad
Goalkeeper David de Gea was powerless to prevent West Ham from scoring three goals
Chris Smalling was in the defence that conceded three West Ham goals at the London Stadium
Felipe Anderson opened the scoring for West Ham before a Victor Lindelof own goal just before half-time compounded their misery.
Marcus Rashford pulled a goal back for the visitors but Marko Arnautovic fired home a third for the Hammers to seal all three points at the London Stadium.
David de Gea, Nemanja Matic and Anthony Martial were also pictured exiting the station as they now turn their attention to midweek when they welcome Valencia in the Champions League.
Alexis Sanchez was also seen stepping out of the station forecourt, despite not playing any part in the game on Saturday.
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