Jose Mourinho has reportedly told midfielder Paul Pogba that he will never captain Manchester United again.
Pogba has skippered United three times this season in the absence of club captain Antonio Valencia.
But according to BBC, ESPN and other media, Pogba's relationship with Mourinho has grown increasingly strained to the point that the Frenchman was told in front of his team-mates at training on Tuesday that he will not be considered for the leadership role in future.
It is believed that's Mourinho's actions were an attempt to underline his authority after Pogba hit out at him following Saturday's 1-1 draw with Wolves at Old Trafford.
Pogba appeared to blame Mourinho's defensive tactics for United's failure to pick up three points when he said: 'We are at home and we should play much better against Wolves.
'When we are at home we should attack, attack, attack. That's Old Trafford. We are here to attack.
'I think teams are scared when they see Man United attacking and attacking. That was our mistake.'
Asked what was stopping United from attacking, Pogba replied: 'I can't tell you because I'm a player. It's not me.'
A Carrington source said: “Jose told the players that Pogba will not be the captain because he doesn’t represent what a captain is and Manchester United is bigger than anyone.
“The players were happy with that decision and the reasons behind the manager’s decision.”
Mourinho had a different theory as to why United were unable to beat last season's Championship winners.
In his programme notes ahead of Tuesday's Carabao Cup game against Derby, Mourinho called the draw with Wolves 'an important lesson, a lesson I repeat week after week after week, a lesson some boys are not learning.'
He added: 'Every team that play Manchester United are playing the game of their lives. We need to match that level of aggression, motivation and desire. Ninety-five per cent isn't enough.'