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Gary Neville has blown up the Manchester United dressing room and told the players to 'stop whining, shut up and work harder' in a stunning rebuke.
The former Red Devils defender's comments came after reports that Erik ten Hag had lost the support of half the dressing room at Old Trafford due to his management style.
The club responded by banning several high-profile journalists, including Sky Sports chief reporter Kaveh Solekhol, Manchester Evening News chief United correspondent Samuel Luckhurst, The Mirror's David McDonnell and ESPN's Rob Dawson, from the Dutchman's press conference ahead of their match against Chelsea on Wednesday evening.
Marcel delved into the controversial issue and expressed his belief that leaks are the ultimate betrayal of a football club.
'I have been soft on the players for 12 months because I have focused on the rotten environment and ownership.' He continued the Stick to Football podcast. 'I think there are problems at the club for the players to succeed with everything around them, I don't think anything is right.
Gary Neville believes player leaks are the ultimate betrayal of a football club following reports of unrest in the United dressing room
Several major news media were not allowed to attend Erik ten Hag's press conference
Several United players have come under fire this season for poor performances, including Marcus Rashford, who dropped Ten Hag to the bench for the match against Chelsea
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'But the biggest betrayal you can have in the football dressing room is when players or player representatives go to the media to undermine the manager and other players.
“Honestly, this is fucking inexcusable. So when I heard these stories coming out I thought, “here we go again, those f*****s. They're at it, they're going to try to sack a new manager and throw out a new group of players.” .
'You know it's happening and you can see it's been fed, and I thought, 'stop whining, shut up, work as hard as you can and come back the next day and do it again'.
'That is it. I have some sympathy for them at the moment with the club and how things are going with what's going on, the continued poor recruitment, negativity, poor ownership, lack of sporting department and lack of all the equipment they have.
“I've made it pretty easy for them, but I don't feel sorry for them leaking stories or being late.”
United's stars gave a strong indication of an impressive performance alongside their manager in their 2-1 win over Chelsea.
Scott McTominay scored a record goal to take his tally for Man United to six goals in all competitions this season
Scott McTominay proved to be the match winner for the home side, who also missed a first-half penalty from Bruno Fernandes.
The Scotland international, who took his club and national tally to eight after his brace, emphasized that the players were keen to perform well for Ten Hag.
“We stick together and trust the manager's ideas and how he wants us to play, which I think is a very good idea.” He told the BBC.
'All the players see that too. It may not come across that way in the way we play sometimes, but we have full confidence and we want to keep pushing and do well for him.”