Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera dismissed Monday talk of Jose Mourinho 'losing' the Old Trafford dressing room and instead thanked his club manager for the prospect of a first Spain cap.
Mourinho's arrival in Manchester was supposed to herald an upturn in United's fortunes.
But United are currently six points off a top four position in the Premier League needed to secure a Champions League spot.
There are now suggestion that Mourinho, once the self-styled 'Special One', may be losing his touch amid reports that senior players are unhappy with the Portuguese's methods.
But Herrera insisted that Mourinho still had the trust of United's first-team squad.
"He really understands what a footballer needs which is 20 minutes of team talk and then you get down to it."