Manchester United's current crop of stars have been told they look "scared to wear the shirt" after their latest defeat.
Wolves came to Old Trafford and deservedly picked up the three points against an abject Red Devils side.
The visitors dominated for long periods as United produced yet another below par showing.
Their results this season have left them considerably off their pace and their place in the top four is in serious doubt.
Ralf Rangnick's arrival is yet to result in an upturn in performances with the star-studded line-up continuing to disappoint.
United are closing in on a fifth year without silverware - something that would've been unimaginable in the past.
Darren Bent has taken aim at the current squad, who have already lost as many games this term as they did in the entirety of last season.
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“When you played Manchester United when they were really successful, you used to stand in the tunnel and every single one of their players used to stand their with their chest out and they wanted to carry the burden of that shirt and wear it with pride,” Bent told talkSPORT .
“It’s almost like this Manchester United team are scared to wear the shirt. Even when they get taken off for substitutions, they can’t get off the pitch quick enough.
“Even Marcus Rashford at the minute seems to have the world on his shoulders. He’s thinking about every else other than football.
“I’m not quite sure what direction they are going in."
Former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did suggest that Rashford needed to concentrate on his football following his philanthropic work, before later clarifying his comments.
Pundits have suggested that the fear factor of playing United, especially at Old Trafford, is a thing of the past.
The Red Devils have already lost four games at home this term and left-back Luke Shaw spoke after their latest defeat, suggesting that the team was lacking in motivation.
He told Sky Sports: "It's tough. I think you look at our squad, you look at our team, the players we have - we have unbelievable quality, we have great quality.
"Sometimes quality isn't enough. Like I said, we need to bring the intensity, we need to bring being more aggressive and we need to bring more motivation.
"Maybe from the outside today it didn't look like we had any of those three, but inside the dressing room we know we want to win. We know what we want."
