Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick says he has not spoken to co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in the wake of his controversial comments on immigration.
Ratcliffe offered a partial apology in public after saying the United Kingdom had been "colonised by immigrants" in a TV interview earlier this month.
On Friday, Carrick said he was "proud" of United's heritage, which is partially built on players from overseas.
However, he has not heard from Ratcliffe directly.
"The last time I saw Jim was at Arsenal [on 25 January]," he said.
"I'm fine with that, I don't think there's anything really, in terms of constant communication from above, that I need.
"My role is to create the environment within the group, and obviously lead in terms of the first team and beyond."
As the United employee who has to talk to the media more often than anyone else, Ratcliffe put Carrick in an unenviable position with his comments.
However, the former United midfielder, who has been placed in charge until the end of the season, says his squad are unified and moving in the right direction before Monday's Premier League trip to Everton.
"We're definitely all pulling together," he said. "It's clear as it could ever be that we are pretty strong as a group."