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    Scott McTominay has given Erik ten Hag his backing and called on his Manchester United team-mates to "fight like dogs".<\/p>\n

    Boss Ten Hag is facing increasing pressure after the Red Devils' worst start to a season in 61 years. Cliques have formed in the dressing room and the Dutchman is facing a battle to keep a grip on the squad, with some players supposedly unhappy with his strict approach.<\/p>\n

    Positive results in this weekend's visit to Fulham and next week's Champions League trip to Copenhagen are a necessity – and McTominay has insisted that's what they're fighting for. He told MUTV: "I can assure the fans that\u2019s probably the most important thing in the players\u2019 heads.<\/p>\n

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    "We want to do it for the people who travel home and away and watch every single game and support us. Forget about all the people who don\u2019t care about us and write stupid things in the media and try to divide us and all the other things. <\/p>\n

    "That\u2019s not important to us at the moment. Everyone has to come together and, when the next game comes, we have to fight like dogs, that\u2019s the way it\u2019s got to be."<\/p>\n

    United have dismissed reports they're exploring potential replacements for Ten Hag, who has been criticised for his side's lack of identity this season after such a positive first campaign in charge.<\/p>\n

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    McTominay believes he's "100%" the right man to turn the tide, adding: "I feel like we\u2019ve got more than enough talent in the changing room to do that and whenever you look at the boys who are playing, but obviously something isn\u2019t quite clicking. <\/p>\n

    "That\u2019s up to the manager and the players to fix that and I\u2019m 100% confident that we will. Of course, there\u2019s more that goes into it when you\u2019re not playing well and you\u2019re not doing so well. <\/p>\n

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    "I know the fans don\u2019t want to hear that, they want to see results and performances and I think they want to see the players smiling and happy. <\/p>\n

    "It\u2019s not quite happening at the moment, but I\u2019m 100% sure that the manager can put that into practice and it can come off. I\u2019m sure of that."<\/p>\n

    CEO Richard Arnold is reluctant to sack Ten Hag, but it's do or die in the upcoming fixtures which look much kinder on paper than the recent run. <\/p>\n