Ahead of their Champions League clash against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, Manchester United midfielder Scot McTominay said the players are united behind manager Erick ten Hag.
United was shocked 3-0 last Saturday by Bournemouth at Old Trafford, an embarrassing loss that brought their record to 11 defeats in 23 games in all competitions this season. They must beat Bayern Munich at Old Trafford on Tuesday to have any chance of staying in the Champions League.
“It is the players’ responsibility, first and foremost,” McTominay said.
“We have had many amazing players and right now we are at the stage where we have big characters in the dressing room.
“It is not just a case of like [with] some of the other managers where it has been a little bit toxic at times – the boys are firmly behind the manager.
“We’ve got amazing coaching staff. We just want to do well for the football club and it’s as simple as that.”
Midfielder McTominay, 27, made his Manchester United debut in 2017 under Jose Mourinho.
Last week, Ten Hag, in his second season at Old Trafford, dismissed suggestions he has a split dressing room, saying he and his squad are “together”.
United are sixth in the Premier League and bottom of their Champions League group, needing to beat Bayern and relying on other results going their way to qualify for the last 16.
“We are inconsistent as a team, we have not been naive to that,” McTominay added.
“We have spoken with the coaching staff about it. The schedule has been relentless, but we can’t use that as an excuse. As a group we have to come together and find out the answers to that.
“In the Premier League, every team is super athletic, every team in the Champions League can run, we need to match that and more when you play for this club.
“The manager can’t do too much from the sidelines, it needs to come from the players.” BBC
