Marcus Rashford said Manchester United players 'will stick together' just as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer asked them to do when he announced he would be leaving the club.
The Norwegian was sacked last week after a shambolic 4-1 defeat at Watford left United ninth in the table, 12 points adrift of Premier League leaders Chelsea, whom they face on Sunday afternoon at Stamford Bridge.
The reversal at Vicarage Road was United's fifth in their last seven league outings and spelt the end of Solskjaer's three-year reign.
Rashford revealed spoke to the players to communicate to them he would be relieved of his duties and told urged them to have each other's back in the game against Villarreal on Tuesday.