ANDREY SANTOS insists Michael Carrick retains the backing of the Manchester United dressing room amid their latest crisis.
are without a win in five games and suffered their fourth defeat in nine in a 2-0 reverse to Atletico Madrid in the .
Defender on the United hierarchy, criticising the lack of signings in the summer transfer window.
Martinez said he expected more investment in the squad and “I expect more from our technical director” Jason Wilcox.
The Argentine then indicated change should be considered at hierarchical level, rather than in the dugout.
Summer signing Santos, who made his third United start in Madrid, expressed his belief in , who is favourite to become the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season.
“Yeah, of course, we believe in the manager,” Santos said. “We believe in the whole staff, we believe in [ourselves as] players.
“We are in a bad moment but we have to work to change this result.”
Santos, 22, also issued an apology to the 3,570 United supporters who were in attendance in the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
United conceded after 50 seconds but had chances to equalise before Leny Yoro was sent off in the 74th minute. Substitute Ademola Lookman ensured victory for Atletico with a tap-in five minutes later.
The vast majority of United supporters left before the 80th minute, partly as they anticipated a lock-in at full-time.
“We just want to say sorry to everyone who has travelled to Spain,” Santos added. “We want to win every single game but now it’s time to work hard and come back with a victory.
“It’s a tough game, a hard game. The way we started was a little bit of a complication but now we have to improve more and more.
“We have a big game next week so we have to improve more and work hard.
“What did we say after the first goal? Bruno () was saying and everyone was saying to keep going, keep pushing.
“This is football, anything can happen, but of course we worked hard to win this game. We know it’s a bad moment but we have to work hard to change these results.
“We know the first 15 minutes would be hard because we’re playing away against a big team. We were sad to concede a goal in the first minute of the game.
“But like I said before, we have to work hard, push ourselves and be better and better and better.”
