Matthijs de Ligt insists Manchester United dressing room is in good shape despite recent reports of rift between players and manager

Matthijs de Ligt dishes out a hard-hitting interview at detractors to establish the fact that he is happy at Manchester United.

Matthijs de Lift celebrates with his teammates, image courtesy: X

In recent times, Manchester United have been going through a lot, whether it has been about their coach, Erik ten Hag, or their current performances in the ongoing season. However, all fears were put to rest when they went onto beat Southampton in the latter’s backyard on Saturday. To add to that, Matthijs de Ligt, who was the Player of the Match for United, issued an important message for the fans.

Amidst fears and speculations of growing tensions in the United dressing room, particularly after external jabs from former players, the former Bayern Munich defender provided a glimmer of hope. Netizens tried to zoom in on a mere substitution of Alejandro Garnacho as ETH’s personal animosity with him for liking a Cristiano Ronaldo post. However, de Ligt’s post-match interview came like a spear through the hearts of the detractors.

We have a great group, amazing guys. A lot of young guys who have to grow and want to grow. Hopefully we can get more results like this and grow as a team. 
Matthijs de Ligt in the post-match conference after Manchester United’s win against Southampton

??? Matthijs de Ligt: "I am enjoying it a lot at Man United".

"We have a great group, amazing guys. A lot of young guys who have to grow and want to grow. Hopefully we can get more results like last weekend and grow as a team". pic.twitter.com/S7ScS0uBWA
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 16, 2024

Manchester United had a stern test in the weekend when they were up against Southampton. Much to their woes, the Saints were awarded a penalty after Diogo Dalot made a hash challenge at the edge of the penalty box.

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A critical save from Andre Onana was followed by a spirited turnaround from the Red Devils. Matthijs de Ligt scored from a free-kick to draw first blood for United. Marcus Rashford snuffed out a three-month-long drought to hammer home United’s second while Alejandro Garnacho scored the third for the visitors in the 96^th minute.

Here’s why Bayern Munich had to sell Matthijs de Ligt

Despite a perfect start from Bayern Munich to the current campaign, only a couple of clean sheets in the run so far has made fans believe that defensively they will need some assurance. This entire discussion has led to the question whether it was right for the Bavarians to let go of de Ligt. Despite his injuries, the Dutch played a crucial role for them in the defensive third.

As the inquiries about de Ligt kept on mounting, Bayern Munich’s board of member for sport, Max Eberl explained the reason behind them letting go of de Ligt. Despite a couple of defeats, Manchester United fans have been happy with the performances of their newly recruited defensive duo of de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.

Nevertheless, I had to make this decision because we also had to sell players. We felt more comfortable with Upamecano and Kim because they can defend higher up the pitch. And then an offer came in for de Ligt.

Max Eberl said on Sport1-Dopplepass after Bayern Munich’s victory over Holstein Kiel

Mazraoui has been a consistent force in the United defense, and barring the howlers, it has been more or less a clinical show by the newcomers at Old Trafford. Manchester United will be playing Barnsley next for their third-round fixture in the Carabao Cup.