Ruben Amorim has continued his criticism of some of Manchester United's academy players in a press conference as he called out a culture of entitlement in the team.
"I think it's the feeling of entitlement that we have in our club," he said.
"Sometimes strong words are not bad words, sometimes difficult moments is not a bad thing for the kids.
"They feel entitled, they feel free to respond to the manager with a picture. My office is open, nobody’s coming to talk to me."
He is likely referencing the pictures Harry Amass and Chido Obi posted on their Instagram accounts after Amorim said they were not at the level required for United.
Speaking earlier in the week Amorim said: "Amass is now struggling in the Championship. Chido (Obi) is not always a starter in the U21s."
Amass then posted a picture of him with a player of the month award at Sheffield Wednesday, and Chido posted a photo of him celebrating scoring for the under 21 side.
Both pictures were subsequently deleted.
Manchester United face third place Aston Villa this weekend, and Amorim will be without six first-team players.
Injuries to Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt are compounded by Casemiro’s one-match ban, while Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo and Noussair Mazraoui are at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Bruno Fernandes is sure to be among the starters at the end of a week that saw an interview with the captain released in which he claimed that “the club wanted me to go” when Al-Hilal made a big-money summer bid.
“The difference is that he spoke with the club before that interview and he said what is his feeling,” Amorim said.
“Of course, we can avoid these things because we already know the noise, but he talked with the board and I think everything is clear.”
Fernandes also suggested not everybody defended United the way he does.
Speaking at the conference on 19 December, Amorim said: “I don’t know if it’s fair. He just spoke about what his feelings are and he has to answer to that. It’s not me.
“I think he is an example that he gives everything. He puts everything on the line in every training, in every match.
“In that department he’s special, so I think he has that feeling we need to step up and to have also that feeling, so we need to ask him, because I think he’s a big example in the group.”
Amorim was also more positive about Manchester United's chance in the next few years.
He said he believes they will be fighting for the Premier League title far sooner than the 10 or 11 years that Sir Alex Ferguson fears it could take.
The Red Devils have failed to add to their 20 English league titles since the Scot bowed out as a champion in 2013.
Ferguson recently told Press Box PR that he felt United are “now in the same situation” as Liverpool were when they went 30 years without winning the title.
The club great said it “could be 10 years, 11 years” until the Premier League trophy returns to Old Trafford, but Amorim is confident it will not take that long.
“He understands football more than me, especially English football,” the current United boss said. “I think we are not (going to) take that long to win a league.
“I don’t know which manager is going to be here, but I truly believe that we can fight for the title in the next years.
“I think it’s not going to take so many years, but you never know.”
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