{"id":299746,"date":"2023-12-12T17:45:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299746"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:45:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:45:21","slug":"scott-mctominay-speaks-out-on-man-utd-dressing-room-revolt-with-toxic-jab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/scott-mctominay-speaks-out-on-man-utd-dressing-room-revolt-with-toxic-jab\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott McTominay speaks out on Man Utd ‘dressing room revolt’ with \u2018toxic’ jab"},"content":{"rendered":"
Scott McTominay insists the Manchester United dressing room is behind under-pressure manager Erik ten Hag in a staunch public defence. The Red Devils midfielder has backed Ten Hag to turn the club’s fortunes around after fighting his way back into his plans this season.<\/p>\n
United host Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday night, knowing defeat at Old Trafford would confirm elimination from Europe.<\/p>\n
A fourth-place finish in Group A would intensify the scrutiny Ten Hag has fallen under this season, already rife after an early Carabao Cup exit and seven defeats in 16 Premier League games.<\/p>\n
But McTominay has leapt to the defence of his manager after somewhat surprisingly becoming a crucial part of his plans this term.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old has stressed the current dressing room atmosphere isn’t “toxic” like under his predecessors, pointing at Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick.<\/p>\n
“The players feel that responsibility [to support the manager]. I feel we have big characters in the dressing room,” McTominay explained.<\/p>\n
“Maybe with some of the other managers in the past [the atmosphere in the dressing room] has been toxic at times, but that is not the case now.<\/p>\n
Click <\/strong>here<\/strong> to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive Man Utd news.<\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE <\/strong> Man Utd \u2018in talks over two key transfers\u2019 as Ten Hag\u2019s true January plans emerge[TRANSFERS] <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “The boys are fully behind the manager. That’s the be-all and end-all. We just want to do well for the football club, and it is as simple as that.”<\/p>\n Reports after the 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United earlier this month stated that Ten Hag was facing a battle to keep his dressing room on his side.<\/p>\n Sky Sports even claimed that the 53-year-old had already lost around 50 per cent of his squad, which McTominay helped squash by scoring a brace in an impressive team performance to beat Chelsea last week.<\/p>\n But Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat to AFC Bournemouth opened the door for doubts to creep in again, with daunting tests against Bayern and Liverpool to come.<\/p>\n\n