Jose Mourinho has seemingly dismissed suggestions that his Manchester United players are performing poorly because they do not back him as manager.
To do so, the Portuguese said, would be "dishonest," as United's players are paid professionals who should put in 100 per cent no matter the situation, per David McDonnell in the Mirror:
"If you think a player only plays when, in your words, he is behind the manager, what I have to call these players or, in this case, what you are calling them, is dishonest.