When Real Sociedad scored against Barcelona after just one minute on Sunday night, television cameras honed in on the Barcelona bench, where coach Luis Enrique had left almost £200m worth of his squad.
Neymar turned to Lionel Messi and said: 'You had better get warmed-up'.
The star player's joke at the expense of his manager was symptomatic of the chaos that currently reigns at Barcelona.
The players' biggest complaint towards the manager, who is yet to name an unchanged team this season, is that they don't know where they stand with him.
Messi, Neymar and Dani Alves were all given two extra days' holiday over Christmas only to then be told when they returned that they had not trained enough to play the first game of the year.
Messi's desire to play in every match – something that Pep Guardiola nearly always made sure he did – means he took the decision badly and failed to show for training on Monday complaining of gastroenteritis. Sick to the stomach of his manager would be another interpretation; the two men are believed to have argued both in Friday's training session and on Sunday in San Sebastian.
And now the rumors have started, with stories of how displeased MessI is at his childhood club. With others going as far as linking him with a move out of the club with a possible move to the premiership with clubs like Chelsea and Man U ready to pounce on the slightest hope of that happening.
But only time will tell....as usual.
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