In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.The manager said to his colleagues, "We have received a serious threat to our business now and we need to act to face it."

• A. The manager told his colleagues that they had received a serious threat to our business then and they needed to act to face it
• B. The manager told his colleagues that they received a serious threat to their business then and they needed to act to face it
• C. The manager said his colleagues that they had received a serious threat to our business then and they needed to act to face it
• D. The manager told his colleagues that they had received a serious threat to their business then and they needed to act to face it.