MANCHESTER, England (AP) - In the face of experiences of participant unrest, Erik ten Hag is satisfied his Manchester United plans are on observe.

After a tenth defeat of the season towards Newcastle final week, the United supervisor has been confronted with tales that his strategies had been known as into query by sections of the locker room. But the Dutchman is adamant his squad is united.

“You can see you can’t play such great football as we did lately if there is no unity,” Ten Hag stated Tuesday. “We are on a journey, a route, we all know we're nonetheless in transition, however we're in the suitable path.

“You see it how we construct a team, develop it, the team is progressing. How young players (are) coming in and you see the potential how they can contribute to a very successful Manchester United for the future.”

The experiences of unrest led to quite a few media shops being barred from Ten Hag’s information convention to preview Wednesday’s Premier League match towards Chelsea.

“We’re taking action against a number of news organisations today, not for publishing stories we don’t like, but for doing so without contacting us first to give us the opportunity to comment, challenge or contextualise,” United stated in a press release.

The experiences claimed there have been rising doubts about Ten Hag’s administration type as United sit seventh within the standings and on the point of Champions League elimination.

“Of course there are always, in every team, players who are not playing or less playing who are less happy. That is not different to normal,” the Dutchman stated. “If the players have a different opinion of course I will listen. But they haven’t told me. Or maybe one or two, but it is about in general. The majority, they want to play like this - proactive, dynamic, brave, that is what they want. You can see the players are behind it because of the performances against Everton and Galatasaray. You see that we are really improving.”

It is the second time in current weeks United has responded to unfavourable tales about Ten Hag, having final month refuted claims it was contemplating replacements for the previous Ajax coach.

While there was no suggestion from the membership that his place is in query, experiences level to a rising sense of uncertainty as Ten Hag struggles to construct on the success of his first season in cost when main United again to the Champions League and successful the League Cup.

Defeat towards Chelsea would elevate additional doubts about his future, however Ten Hag stated he was assured concerning the staff’s progress after successful 5 out of its final six video games within the league earlier than Newcastle.

“Still we are in the ranking. Of course we dropped, but are not too far away so we are OK,” he stated.

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