A senior player says Jose Mourinho has lost "90 per cent" of the Manchester United locker room, it has been claimed.

The Sun says backroom staff who have fallen out with the Portuguese boss are confident they will outlast him at the club.

Mourinho branded Paul Pogba a “virus" infecting the dressing room after United drew 2-2 at Southampton two weeks ago.

Yet one star seen as loyal to Mourinho is said to have told pals following the Saints game that 90 per cent of the squad no longer back the manager.

And morale is believed to have fallen so far since then there are fears United could get a hiding at Liverpool.

One member of staff who had a run-in with the manager is reported as saying: “I'll be here long after he's gone."