Manchester United star makes dressing room claim after awful start to season

Jonny Evans insists the Manchester United players are "doing everything they can" to get the club's season back on track.

United are 14th in the Premier League and have won just three of their opening 11 games of the season. They face Brentford on Saturday knowing a defeat will leave them with a mountain to climb to secure a top four finish.

Erik ten Hag has again been under pressure over the past few weeks, though the Dutchman remains in post and will speak to the media today ahead of the clash with the Bees.

Evans is adamant the players are doing everything they can to stop the rot as they aim to secure a first win since the 7-0 thrashing of League One Barnsley in the Carabao Cup.

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"You can see it, the way the lads train every day, the professionalism within the group and you get that sort of feeling in the games as well," Evans told Sky Sports.

"I've been around football a long time, I know when a dressing room's pushing and we're doing everything we can here to push to try and make sure that we're competing at the top.

"Fans know football and they can see it when they watch a game. I hope that they're getting that sense that everyone's fighting and doing everything they can to win a game of football, because there's no doubt if the supporters didn't feel that, they'd let the players know.

"And the supporters at this football club have been nothing but supportive, even last week against Aston Villa. I think they could see the energy and determination that we've put into the match and they showed that afterwards."

Evans went on to speak about Ten Hag, revealing that he admires