Bruno Fernandes insists he has not heard of any Manchester United player criticising Ralf Rangnick's tactics and reckons it would be "disrespectful" if they do.
The interim boss' unique style of football has been put under the microscope since taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
United were promised free-flowing attacking football with the onus on winning the ball high up the pitch, but there have been some growing pains implementing the German's philosophy.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one player who seems to have suffered from the change after he flew out the blocks at the start of the season, performing at his prolific best.
But his strike rate in front of goal has taken a massive dip under Rangnick including a recent drought.
And it was reported last month that the Portugal star was "disillusioned" with Rangnick's style of play as he clashes with the former RB Leipzig boss.
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But Fernandes insists United players have not said anything negative about the manager's tactics and it would be "disrespectful" if they did.
He said: "Here at this club, I've never heard someone complain about the tactics, and I hope no one does that because it's disrespectful on the coach."
Ronaldo's future at Old Trafford is up in the air as the Red Devils could lose out on Champions League football this season.
It's claimed Ronaldo's agent Mendes touched down in Manchester to hold crisis talks with his client last month to see how they can rectify the situation.
A source close to Ronaldo told The Sun “Cristiano is very concerned about what is happening at United.
“The team is receiving a lot of criticism and he knows he is regarded as one of the leaders.
“There are quite a lot of problems and Cristiano is feeling the pressure and is very stressed by the situation.
“He desperately wants his United move to be a success, but he is starting to recognise that winning trophies with the current set-up could be a real struggle.
“Jorge came to see him and they spent time chatting through how things are going, what they think are the problems, how they might be solved and what the solutions may be.
“Nothing has been ruled out.”
Man United take on Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.
And Fernandes is full of confidence his side can pick up a result at the Wanda Metropolitano after their impressive 4-2 win over Leeds at the weekend.
He added: "Going into this game, which is an important one, obviously we know that having that confidence of winning games gives you something more to be prepared for the game. If we stick to the plan from the first to the last minute, we can win the game."
"I think the team has been playing well even in the games we didn't win. Obviously, when you don't get the result, it's not perfect. Winning games, you feel more confident."
