Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Excuse for poor skipper Reynolds
but he argued that United players taking on added responsibility is nothing new.
He said: “With the manager we have in here, he wants us to have that responsibility all the time.
“He wants us involved in decisionmaking and the whole process. That’s one of the great things about working under him.
“Some managers come in and say: ‘This is what we’re doing, do this and do that.’
“The gaffer will always ask us what we think. It’s not necessarily down to us to provide the answers but the manager wants our input.
“So in this situation it’s been easier to step up.
“With him not being here you do feel that added responsibility but it’s something he’s always encouraged, certainly from my point of view as captain.
“He wants us to be vocal. If we go to Parkhead or Ibrox, for example, and there are 50,000 fans there (postshutdown), the manager can’t impact what we do on the field.
“Because we’re in that mindset we have been able to adapt pretty easily.”
Reynolds also stressed the club’s Covid crisis should not be allowed to be used as an excuse for a poor performance against Livi this afternoon.
“Absolutely not,” he said.
“I have been involved in worse situations than this, that have been more intrusive.
“All we can control as players is training and the games.
“We need to make sure we turn up with the intensity and tempo and take it into the match.
“If we don’t get a good result or performance today I don’t think anyone will come out and say it was because the preparations were interrupted.”