Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has warned his players that if they do not shape up, they will be out of the club.
The Dutchman believes that his team must show greater consistency and intensity in games.
United were resoundingly beaten 2-0 by Newcastle United at the weekend in the Premier League.
Asked if his messages were not getting across, Ten Hag replied ominously to reporters: When they can't get this, then they are in the wrong place.
Of course, you have to match certain standards. You have to know why you are where you are, and what brought us in the position. That was about determination, passion, desire, and I have missed that.
When you have a strong opponent who plays above the levels - and many teams do against Man United - then you get killed, and we had that experience on Sunday.
I agree we dropped. I also know there are fluctuations because people are not robots. But we have to act as robots, we have to act as machines, we have to expect and demand of our players that they match the standards."