Manchester United have denied the existence of a rumoured rift between manager Jose Mourinho and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, with a source telling The Guardian that the relationship between the Old Trafford heavyweights is 'stronger than ever'.
Mourinho has appeared frustrated with a lack of transfer activity over the summer and an increasing numbers of fans are blaming Woodward for the club's poor start to the season as a result.
It had been suggested that Woodward vetoed a number of Mourinho's identified transfer targets and that the attempts to tie unsettled forward Anthony Martial to a new long-term contract are against Mourinho's wishes.