Man United star who ‘clashed’ with Lisandro Martinez has been revealed

Lisandro Martinez is reported to have 'clashed' with a teammate after the 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid last month.

Carrick is now almost certain to be sacked by United, with Mauricio Pochettino having reportedly agreed terms to become the club's next head coach.

While Carrick's fate is understood to have been all but sealed following the humiliating 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth a fortnight ago, it was not always clear that his spell in charge would end this way.

The cracks had begun to show a month earlier, when United suffered a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. The Red Devils have managed just one win since that night at the Wanda Metropolitano, with tensions reportedly mounting behind the scenes.

And a new report from Wheeler has shed light on a potentially pivotal moment in the club's decline.

Lisandro Martinez had caused a stir with a post-match interview in which he questioned transfer decisions made by the club's ownership. But the fallout reportedly did not end there.

According to the report, Martinez clashed with team-mate Youri Tielemans on the flight back to England after the defeat.

Wheeler writes: "Tielemans gave a terse ‘no comment’ when he was asked on camera about his team-mate’s remarks, but it’s understood the two players clashed on the team flight back to Manchester as cracks began to show in an increasingly unhappy camp."

The exact nature of the disagreement remains unclear, but the reported incident offers a glimpse into the growing unrest behind the scenes at Old Trafford – and a dressing room that appears to have been coming apart at the seams.