Ralf Rangnick is having to utilise his man management skills at Manchester United as he holds a series of one-on-one meetings.
There have been rumours of discontent within the ranks at Old Trafford with Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire understood to be butting heads over the captaincy.
Ronaldo is among those to have discussions with Rangnick, as have Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes.
Marcus Rashford met with the interim boss last week, according to the Daily Mail, and he was among those to hit back on social media, quashing speculation of disharmony at the club.
Rangnick is having to deal with several delicate situations - Pogba's winding down contract among them.
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His uncertain future may also make it challenging for him to govern the group with some believing another man will be in charge in a matter of months.
The German has moved to end the idea that Ronaldo could take the armband away from Maguire imminently despite the centre-half's poor recent form.
He said: "I have never spoken with any player about a possible change of captaincy and Harry is fully aware of that and so is Cristiano, and all the other players.
"So this has never been an issue for me, it is me who decides the captain and, therefore, there is no reason to speak about that with any other person.
"Harry is our captain and will stay our captain until the end of the season and there is nothing else to add on to that."
United are currently battling to make the top four but have won just once in their last three league games.
Rangnick inherited a squad bereft of confidence towards the end of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tenure whilst squad dynamics were also proving challenging.
A hefty squad had been assembled but the former United boss was often reluctant to change things which saw some players constantly overlooked.
Rangnick conceded that led to a difficult atmosphere but, following the January transfer window and a trimming of the squad, now believes they are on the right track.
He added: "I can only tell you, from my personal experience, in the last 11-12 weeks, yes, there were players unhappy until the closure of the window because, as I always said, the squad was too big.
"We had too many players who just realised that they wouldn't get game-time. I think this has improved."
United will travel to Yorkshire to take on rivals Leeds on Sunday afternoon looking to maintain fourth spot, albeit having played more games than some of the chasing pack.
