Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is confident of the support of manager Erik ten Hag.
The club captain lifted his first piece of silverware since joining United on Sunday, but he came on for only the final two minutes, plus stoppages, of the Carabao Cup success against Newcastle and shared trophy duties with Bruno Fernandes, who was skipper on the day.
"I think he has been asked numerous times about my role in interviews and he tells me honestly, he believes in me but this is football," he said.
"The lads who are playing and starting, Rapha is playing really well and we have seen his ideas, the manager, what he wants, and he does like a left-footed centre-back playing so no, it's high competition for places.
"This is Manchester United. We want to win trophies, and big trophies and to do that you need competition for places and the manager speaks to me daily and he really respects me and believes that I am a top centre-half with all the attributes to play in his team but also he understands that the players who are playing and I understand that the players who are playing are playing very well."
The Carabao Cup is the first trophy United have won since Maguire joined from Leicester City for 80millon in 2019 and the first major medal of his career. Despite not being able to start the game, the 29-year-old was still proud of the achievement.
"I don't have any mixed emotions, it's been so long since the club won a trophy, it's a really good day for the club and the fans," he said.
"I am club captain and my main job is to move this club forward and to bring success back to the club and [Sunday] has been part of it. Obviously, I am a footballer who wants to play games and I want to lead the boys out of the tunnel at the start of the game but also like I said I understand this is part and parcel of football when you play at the top level and you have got huge competition for places.
"It's a real good day for the club and for me and a proud day for my family who were in the stands and saw me lift my first trophy for Manchester United."