Man United news: Erik ten Hag's side prepare to take on Chelsea at Old Trafford tonight - after Red Devils banned a number of journalists from press conferences

Juventus have had to put their interest in Manchester United exile Jadon Sancho on hold because of one key reason, reports in Italy have claimed.

Sancho is searching for an escape route out of Old Trafford following his public fallout with Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag, who has banished him from the group and axed him from first team plans this season.

Juventus offered hope of refuge after expressing interest in the English winger ahead of the January transfer window, but it appears they have been forced to back out of talks.

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Gary Neville has been scathing in his criticism of Manchester United's players this season and fans are now using a video of him from last campaign to mock the pundit.

United have had a desperately disappointing start to the season with problems mounting on and off the pitch.

Saturday's 1-0 defeat was the latest in a series of sub-par performances and Neville once again tore into his old club after the game.

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Robbie Savage's ambitious Macclesfield FC have courted former Premier League stars as they bid to climb the English football pyramid.

Macclesfield FC, a phoenix club of Macclesfield Town, have begun their ascent at rapid pace after back-to-back promotions since starting out in the North West Counties Premier Division back in 2020.

Savage, Macclesfield's director of football, installed former Hull City defender - and son of ex-Birmingham and Newcastle boss Steve Bruce - Alex Bruce as the club's manager at the end of October.

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Alan Shearer and Roberto Martinez attracted the attention of fans during Amazon Prime's coverage of Arsenal 's match against Luton, with the pundits earning comparisons to Man United boss Erik ten Hag .

Newcastle legend Shearer and Portugal boss Roberto Martinez joined Thierry Henry on the punditry team for Arsenal's 4-3 win on Tuesday night.

Fans were quick to comment when Shearer and Martinez were pictured wearing the same suit on the coverage.

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Man United star Antony has taken aim at pundits who have made 'unfair' and 'malicious' comments about him this season - insisting none of them have ever given him 'contructive criticism'.

The Brazilian has endured a difficult season at Old Trafford this term and has struggled for confidence while United suffer turbulent form under the leadership of Erik ten Hag.

The winger - who cost United £85million from Ajax last summer - has failed to score or assist in ten Premier League games so far in this campaign, putting him under fire and earning some stern criticism from former United legends in the TV studios.

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Sir Alex Ferguson understood the vital importance of controlling the dressing room.

The legendary boss told Harvard Business Review: 'If the day came that the manager of Manchester United was controlled by the players - in other words, if the players decided how the training should be, what days they should have off, what the discipline should be, and what the tactics should be - then Manchester United would not be the Manchester United we know.'

In the same interview, Ferguson hinted that clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester City had changed managers so many times the players had total control of the dressing room.

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Losing on the pitch, taking leave of their senses off it. If anything could quite capture the turmoil, panic and sheer irrationality at Manchester United, it was their decision yesterday to ban a number of journalists. Naturally, they missed their target and the point.

If this latest debacle serves as proof of anything it is that this is a once great club fumbling in the fog.

But we knew that already, just as we know there is disillusionment among the playing staff. We know because we hear it from sources at the club and beyond and have done for some time.

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Manchester United banned several high-profile journalists from attending Erik ten Hag's press conference on Tuesday and it's something that Sir Alex Ferguson once tried to do before.

Sky Sports chief reporter Kaveh Solekhol, the Manchester Evening News' chief United correspondent Samuel Luckhurst, The Mirror's David McDonnell and Rob Dawson of ESPN have all been refused entry to the media briefing at their Carrington training base ahead of Wednesday's game against Chelsea.

The order came from Andrew Ward, United's communications director, over what the club claimed was the reporters' failure to contact them for comment before publication of stories.

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On Tuesday, Manchester United took the draconian step of banning media outlets from Erik ten Hag’s press conference.

The struggling club took drastic action against Sky Sports, the Mirror, ESPN and the Manchester Evening News over reports that United players are beginning to turn on manager Ten Hag.

Piers Morgan led the outcry, saying: ‘WTF? I hope every other journalist now boycotts this press conference in solidarity with their colleagues. And yes, I’d say exactly the same if Arsenal behaved like this.

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