What the hell is going on? I hope all other journalists will boycott Man Utd’s press conference in solidarity with their colleagues. And I would say the same if Arsenal behaved like this,” Journalist Piers Morgan criticized Man Utd after the “Red Devils” decided to “ban” four reporters from major British newspapers from attending the press conference before the match against Chelsea.
Piers Morgan is the journalist with the closest relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo. He was the one who had a series of interviews with CR7 last November, the content mainly criticizing Man Utd’s behavior with Ronaldo. After this shocking incident, Ronaldo left Man Utd to join Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr.
Journalist Piers Morgan called on his colleagues to boycott Man Utd’s press conferences (Photo: Instagram).
Accordingly, 4 journalists include Kaveh Solhekhol, Head of Sports Department of Sky Sports; Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst ; Journalist David McDonnell of The Mirror and journalist Rob Dawson of ESPN were banned by the Old Trafford team from attending the press conference before the big match between Man Utd and Chelsea in round 15 of the Premier League , which will take place at 3:15 a.m. on the 7th. /twelfth.
The reason why the four journalists mentioned above were “banned” by Man Utd was because they spread the information that 50% of the stars in the “Red Devils” dressing room no longer supported coach Ten Hag after embarrassing losses. in all competitions this season.
“Today we are taking action against a number of press agencies. Man Utd is not doing so in response to stories being published that we don’t like, but because they need to contact us first.” and give us the opportunity to comment, criticize or explain further,” a statement on Man Utd’s homepage said about banning journalists from attending the above press conference.
Coach Ten Hag was criticized after banning journalists from attending the press conference before Man Utd’s match with Chelsea (Photo: Getty).
However, Man Utd’s actions made many fans laugh. “This type of behavior is unacceptable and only mediocre coaches behave like this,” a fan criticized coach Ten Hag for being behind Man Utd’s decision.
“Hiding your weaknesses in front of journalists. It’s no good,” another person expressed. Another said: “Journalism is not a crime. All journalists should stand up against this and show their solidarity.”
“Man Utd is falling apart and in crisis again… Ten Hag will not last much longer,” another fan asserted.
“A once great club is staggering from one state of chaos to another, shooting itself in the foot by banning reporters. If the media reports false information, they should respond. They Doing so only shows that you are inferior,” the Daily Star commented on Man Utd’s actions.