Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford have admitted to collaborating “without the staff knowing” in an effort to turn around Manchester United’s dreadful performance.

With just two victories from their first five Premier League games, the Red Devils have had a terrible start to the new season.

In the meantime, they suffered a tumultuous 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich in their opening Champions League Group A match on Wednesday due to a host of off-field incidents.

Hojlund, a recent £72 million acquisition who debuted for United against Bayern last week, is one of the few bright spots helping supporters get through the difficult time.

And Rashford has revealed that the two have been putting together a lethal attack combo at Carrington in preparation for their crucial matchup against Burnley on Saturday.The England international spoke on MUTV: “We chatted [with Hojlund]. We worked a lot off the field, most likely without the staff’s knowledge.As soon as possible, “He wants to understand my game, and I want to understand his.”The effectiveness of the pair’s covert training at Turf Moor is still to be determined, but it would seem the United players are eager to take matters into their own hands in order to salvage their season.Erik ten Hag, the manager, oddly said that he has never been able to select his strongest team in remarks made prior to the match against Burnley.”One thing is true, from the beginning of last season, I don’t think I ever started with, in my opinion, the best starting XI,” he screamed. “Injuries were always present.”“With the exception of this current moment, we have always had success. I’ve dealt with it before when I’ve gone through it. You need to manage it. I enjoy these scenarios because you have to be prepared and concentrate on the process in order to tackle them.