Erik ten Hag 'has a mole in Man Utd dressing room' with team in downward spiral
Manchester United have a mole in the dressing room who is contributing to the negativity around the club, according to Andy Cole.
United are in crisis, having slumped out of Europe with a 1-0 defeat against Bayern at Old Trafford on Tuesday seeing them finish bottom of their Champions League group, below Copenhagen and Galatasaray. Erik ten Hag’s side have lost 12 of their 24 games in all competitions this season and desperately need a result against Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.
Earlier this month, Mirror Football revealed that Ten Hag was facing a revolt from his players, with several unhappy with the direction of travel under the Dutchman. Things have not improved since, with a 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth last weekend underlining their problems.
Former United striker Cole played under Sir Alex Ferguson during a period of huge success at the club. He helped win five Premier League titles in six years and believes the stark difference now could be down to an unhappy player who is undermining the sacred team dynamic.
“There’s definitely a mole isn’t there? Nothing comes out of a good dressing room, regardless of what’s been going on,” he told Betfred. “Players fall out, the manager and players fall out and these are things that you’d expect to happen in football, but if you’re in a good dressing room, nobody hears about what’s happening.
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Erik ten Hag is under huge pressure at Manchester United (James Gill/Getty Images)“If you’ve got that winning mentality and you want to compete, then not everybody’s going to get on due to the competitive nature of the dressing room. At Manchester United now, information is being leaked so regularly and if the dressing room was truly united, then that wouldn’t be happening. Information usually comes out when things aren’t doing well.
“Some players won’t be happy about their game time, the form of the team or their own form. Everything that’s coming out of the dressing room is negative and that can’t be helping the team and allowing them to move forward.”
Things have been made worse for Ten Hag by the number of players currently unavailable due to injury. He could be without as many as 13 players for the trip to Anfield on Sunday and Cole is expecting a tough afternoon for United, who were thrashed 7-0 there in March.
“It’s going to be a tough one,” he said. “Liverpool have got the bit between their teeth and being brutally honest, they enjoy playing Manchester United now. They look at Manchester United and fancy themselves to get the three points.
“Liverpool are aware that Manchester United are going through a tough time at the moment and they’re going to aim to rub their noses in it. It’s going to be a tough, tough game for them. We have to turn up. Whatever the result, we have to put a performance in. It’s that simple.”
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