Lazy United?

Manchester United drove into training on Tuesday morning feeling they strain as they looked to get back on track after a run of three straight defeats.

Wayne Rooney, Marouane Fellaini, Daley Blind and Michael Carrick arrived at the AON training complex in Carrington as United prepared for the EFL Cup trip to Northampton on Wednesday.

After a disappointing run that has seen them fall six points behind Manchester City, Jose Mourinho will be looking to find reasons for United's loss of form.

According to a league table of the distance covered by every Premier League side, United are the laziest side in the division, running less far than every other side.

In fact, over the last five games United's squad have covered exactly 55 kilometres less than rivals Liverpool - enough for them to get to Anfield from Old Trafford.

Jurgen Klopp's men have run the furthest in the league, a remarkable 11km more than the next best, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, with Tottenham in third.

Premier League new-boys Burnley are next up, just 2km behind Spurs, with Tony Pulis' West Brom, who beat West Ham 4-2 last weekend with only 30 per cent of possession, in fifth.

It's not all about running stats though. Everton have had a brilliant start to life under Ronald Koeman, and are second in the table, but have only run the 12th furthest, while Chelsea, in fifth, are 40km short of Liverpool's distance and are down in 14th.


It comes as Mourinho admits his players are feeling the pressure of their losing streak.

He said: 'At 10.30 in the morning, we have a training session and we have to be there. They have to work.

'They have to show themselves with a certain kind of attitude towards negative moments.

'I show them, as an example, Ashley Young who was, in my opinion phenomenal with his attitude, positivity and determination.

'We need positive people to give us a positive feeling because next time these boys are going onto a football pitch they are going to feel, obviously as normal human beings, the weight of the defeats.'