Ed Woodward has claimed he was asking a Manchester United club official a question when TV cameras appeared to catch him 'telling off' Phil Jones during last month's defeat to West Ham.
It was suggested that the exchange was in response to Jones' comment and prompted speculation that the United chief - who had an irritated expression on his face - was giving the 27-year-old a ticking off, perhaps conscious they were on camera.
However, Woodward has denied those claims and insisted that he was talking to United's club secretary Rebecca Britain - sitting next to Jones - about an incident in the game.
"Phil was talking about whether decisions were offside or not," he explained in an interview with club fanzine United We Stand.
"There was a foul and I turned around to Rebecca Britain, our club secretary [and said] 'Was that a yellow card on him? Diop?'"
Speaking the same interview ahead of Sunday's 1-1 draw with leaders Liverpool, Woodward added: "I understand the scrutiny; it's part of the job.
"We have to do everything that we possibly can to get back to winning the Premier League.
"We are not successful until we do. Second is not success, we have to win the Premier League."
vaacilpuy
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Wen d crown Prince buys over MU.. He will be OUT
DaMhztourage
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Still dwelling on trifles and matters of no importance, instead of working on how to rescue the club from ruin , and print media too are not helping matters with their repeated publication of this story .
radcdlno
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he appears to be cleaning his public name credits to him but can't you just leave ??
raycdemrsu
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Ed Woodward and Olga both should be resign for unconditional for their fan around the is bigger than two men
zupeiknpyz
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This bloke is a jerk
Resaenst
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We will win premier league games i know but the way Solskjaer make substitute is too difference from my thoughts because what's the reason he removed Rashford and he see the Liverpool manager he his wave attackers, so if i were him i would have substituted Andrea's such that the defender remains shaking and the same times he made it late,
Ashwin Mathew
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Manchester United fans have flown a banner above Old Trafford criticising Ed Woodward
this is it.
Adobelive
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Man Utd fans march outside Old Trafford with ‘Woodward Out’ banner for ‘stealing over £1bn’ from club. Supporters marched to Old Trafford from the Tollgate pub in Manchester with a banner saying: "Glazers Out.
Lopoer
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Manchester United fans have flown a banner above Old Trafford criticising Ed Woodward
typhoonv
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Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward believes the Glazer family have no plans to sell the club, amid rumours about a potential takeover bid from the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
ppx668
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Ed Woodward won’t win many popularity contests among Man Utd fans, but not many PL chief execs will speak to a club fanzine, so he deserves credit for that.
Aloisto
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Woodward offers impassioned Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defence despite Man Utd's miserable start to the season