Fabian Hurzeler has regular discussions with Carlos Baleba – amid the “noise” which followed his Manchester United links.

The Cameroon midfielder was reported to have had a meeting with his head coach in which he pledged his commitment to the club and spoke about his playing time.

It felt like the sort of meeting which happens all the time – so, potentially, not untrue as such. But with the sort of spin which you might see on day five at the other Old Trafford,

Certainly, an addition to the noise to which Hurzeler referred when he spoke before the broadcast media on Friday morning.

Hurzeler spoke about noise intended to distract his player and said, while he had not seen it, he was pleased to hear about Baleba’s social media post saying he was feeling like his old self.

So what about this reported meeting, The Argus asked Hurzeler as a follow-up.

“I have a regular exchange with him, so I think almost every week I'm with him,” the head coach replied.

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