Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been quick to ensure his players know he is not going to suffer any off-field drama during his time in the Old Trafford hot seat.
The Red Devils manager did this by culling Alex Telles from the first-team fold before sending him out on loan to LaLiga outfit Sevilla in light of his training ground bust-up with team-mate Hannibal Mejbri. The in-house fall-out came in the aftermath of United's humiliating 4-0 defeat away at Brighton at the tail-end of last term when morale was at its lowest under interim boss Ralf Rangnick.
Though Ten Hag was not yet steering the ship at that point, word got back to the Dutchman that his predecessor was so dismayed by what he had witnessed from the two players he ended the training session prematurely.
Ten Hag took the reins just weeks later and acted swiftly to try and restore some harmony within the first-team fold at what was a turbulent time for everyone at United's Carrington training base.
Hannibal managed to avoid the exit door initially, but late on in the summer window was also cast aside and sent to Birmingham City on loan for the remainder of the season.
Despite this, the young combative midfielder has made clear he still harbours ambitions of cementing himself in the United first-team one day.
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He told Pro-Direct Soccer France last year: "I didn't come here for nothing, not to have on my CV: 'I played for United'. I came to prove to the world that a young person from Paris, from the neighbourhood, can come and impose himself. And me...I'm ready to risk everything to succeed at United."
It was evident within weeks of Ten Hag's arrival that Telles was not part of the Dutchman's plans for this season. His first signing as United boss was Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord, a move that placed Telles even further down the pecking order of the club's left-backs.
By making an example of Telles and Mejbri, Ten Hag reminded the rest of his Old Trafford troops that training ground bust-ups and generally poor attitude will not be tolerated on his watch.
Six months on and it appears to have done the trick, with no reports of any dressing room rifts or training ground tiffs which in itself marks a drastic improvement from last season.
United are not only looking better on the pitch than they have done in years but are also displaying the kind of unity and harmony that has abandoned them in recent seasons.
Ten Hag is arguably the biggest factor in this improvement and his players are certainly giving their all for him so far this term, as they sit third in the table and look on course to return to the Champions League after 22 games played.
