A Snapchat post from one Manchester United player, aimed at another, has forced the squad into a meeting most clubs would prefer to pretend never happened.

“I think that dressing room has definitely had a tear up, they’ve had a tear up and they’ve had a meeting. 100 per cent,” Gary Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Leeds United.

The target of the Snapchat, in Neville’s reading, is Lisandro Martinez. The author is Amad Diallo.

Martinez took aim at the director of football on live TV

The row started on 13 October in Madrid. Minutes after a 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico, Martinez stopped at the Amazon Prime microphone and let fly.

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“I expect more from our technical director,” the Argentina defender said, with the clear target director of football Jason Wilcox.

“We don’t have the best squad at the moment compared to other top teams.”

“I’m not going to close my mouth. We need more ambition. If we don’t say the truth, nothing will change.”

Within hours Amad had reacted on Snapchat, calling the interview a “f***ing disgrace” and writing that he had “no words”. Neville is in no doubt who the winger meant.

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“If you think about Amad Diallo’s Snapchat post: it was aimed at his team-mate, so it’s clear they’re at odds with each other.”

“I believe there was absolutely a heated discussion between them in the dressing room; they had an argument. One hundred per cent.”

Fine, apology, and a manager saying it is done

Two days later, Martinez released a statement.

“The frustration of the defeat led me to express how I felt at a time and place that perhaps were not the right ones, and for that I want to apologise.”

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The club confirmed a fine, the amount undisclosed. Head coach Michael Carrick, who summoned Martinez on the Thursday, pushed the line on Friday that the matter was closed.

“It’s done, really. We’ve moved on from that,” Carrick told reporters.

“It is really not a drama for us as a group. The boys have trained really well; there was a really good feeling around training this morning.”

Players feel targeted over high wages

Behind the row sits a wider complaint about how the club treats higher earners. A source told NBC Sports’ Beyond the Pitch podcast that “a number of players don’t feel welcome at the club and feel that there is a deliberate targeting of higher paid players to get them to leave,” according to a report published on Monday.

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Martinez is not alone in his frustration. Senior United players reportedly share his view that the roughly £155m spent on midfielders Carlos Baleba, Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans in the summer was the wrong priority given the gaps in the defensive line.

Carrick’s team has now gone six matches without a win.

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