Manchester United have banned journalists from Erik ten Hag’s press conferences.
On Tuesday morning, the Manchester Evening News announced they were among the news outlets who had been banned by the club from attending press conferences.
And the news comes in the wake of Man Utd’s dismal Saturday night defeat to Newcastle United, just days after they let slip a 3-1 lead against Galatasaray in the Champions League to put them on the brink of exiting Europe all together.
Alongside the MEN, three other outlets have also been banned from attending ten Hag’s pressers. Last month, another outlet was also banned from attending after having written the Dutchman, who has over seen the worst start to a season at Old Trafford since the club were last relegated back in 1974, was on “thin ice”.
And the decision to ban the MEN stems from their reporting that ten Hag is losing the confidence of his players over his tactics and signings – a story they stand by.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the MEN’s chief Man Utd writer, Samuel Luckhurst, wrote: “The MEN and other outlets have been banned from Ten Hag’s press conference today by #mufc comms director Andrew Ward.”
The MEN also report that Ward, who joined the club back in 2019 and sits next to ten Hag at press conferences, has blocked and prevented journalists from asking questions due to perceiving them to be negative.
However, what can not be denied is the fact that United have lost 10 games this season already, are on the brink of exiting the Champions League, and find themselves seventh in the Premier League having conceded more goals than they’ve scored.
