Manchester United bans 4 medias from press conference

Manchester United have banned four members of the media from Erik ten Hag’s pre-match press conference today. The Dutch manager will speak ahead of the clash against Chelsea at Old Trafford, but not all journalists will be able to enter the room.

Manchester Evening News shared couple of days ago that Erik ten Hag had lost the trust of several players and even some of the dressing room staff.

In addition to the Manchester Evening News, Sky sports, ESPN and the Mirror are also banned. Every single one of these outlets published critical articles about Erik ten Hag this week.

🚨 Sky Sports chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol, the Manchester Evening News’ correspondent Samuel Luckhurst, The Mirror’s David McDonnell, and Rob Dawson of ESPN have all been blocked from joining Ten Hag’s press conference this afternoon.

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The club said the reason for the ban was that the club had not been contacted for comment before Samuel Luckhurst’s story was published this morning.

“The club has taken action against several media organizations, not for publishing stories we don’t like, but for doing so without contacting us to give us an opportunity to comment or challenge.”, the Red Devils explained in a statement.