Erik ten Hag bans THREE newspapers from asking questions at Man United’s Friday press convention… after labelling important journalists ‘disrespectful’ following the Crimson Devils’ FA Cup semi-final win

Erik ten Hag has banned three newspapers from asking questions at his Friday press convention after criticising the ‘disrespectful’ nature of their reporting following Manchester United‘s penalty shootout win over Coventry within the FA Cup.

The Dutchman wouldn’t hear questions from the build-up to Manchester United’s conflict with Burnley on Saturday.

Ten Hag is beneath scrutiny forward of the summer season with new half proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS weighing up whether or not to sack the Crimson Devils boss after one other disappointing marketing campaign at Outdated Trafford. 

United edged previous Championship membership Coventry to succeed in the FA Cup closing final weekend, squandering a 3-0 lead earlier than finally making it by on penalties at Wembley.

Coventry thought they’d received it within the dying phases of additional time earlier than their late purpose was disallowed for a marginal offside within the build-up.

Ten Hag, whose aspect have been closely criticised by pundits and followers after the sport, got here out combating on Tuesday forward of the Crimson Devils’ 4-2 win over Sheffield United, labelling the response to his aspect’s scare a Wembley ’embarrassing’ and ‘a shame’

In keeping with The Telegraph on Thursday, Ten Hag felt a number of the criticism and reporting of Sunday’s show, plus his future as United boss, was disrespectful. His livid response additionally included mid-match social media posts by journalists.

For instance, MEN’s United reporter Samuel Luckhurst posted on social media platform X throughout extra-time at Wembley on Sunday: ‘Ten Hag can not survive this. He has to go ASAP. #mufc.’

The assorted journalists who had upset the Dutchman have been allowed into his post-match press convention after Wednesday’s win over Sheffield United however have been refused the chance to quiz Ten Hag.

Nonetheless livid on the lack of respect proven in direction of him and his crew, Ten Hag continued to ban the journalists – and their respective publications – from posing questions at Friday’s press convention.

Former England and Newcastle star Alan Shearer urged after the Wembley win over Coventry that INEOS had ‘already decided’ on Ten Hag and have been able to sack him on the finish of the season.

United sit sixth within the Premier League forward of Saturday’s conflict with Burnley, seven factors behind Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham above them.