"Ten Hag defends his player, I can understand that," Fulham manager Silva said on Friday.
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"When a manager defends one football player, I think it's a normal situation, I think if it's one of our players I am going to defend him until the last."
Silva added: "He is the captain of Man United, he is a player I know really well and he is a top player, he is a top professional.
"You are not a Man United captain if you don't have all the package to be in the same box to be a Man United captain and to be so important."