Louis Van Gaal Facing The Sack From Manchester United

Compounding the ignominy of leading United in the Europa League is the criticism Van Gaal has faced from his own supporters for a string of uninspiring displays.

Tottenham have already felt the struggle, most recently when a Sunday lunchtime kick-off against Chelsea followed a six-hour trip to Qarabag in Azerbaijan, from which the squad returned to London at 5am on Friday morning.

Interestingly, Keane pulled his punches when it came to Louis van Gaal, which isn’t usually something the Irishman is inclined to do.

“Not being in the Champions League last season was very hurtful, as it’s a massive incentive for this club to always be among the best in the world”, he said.

Remember, the victor of this season’s Europa League will automatically qualify for the Champions League.

That further underlines United’s failings, with the two teams that made it out of their group among those that – based on their resources – are not even part of the Champions League’s top 16 teams. “It was a insane match”, Van Gaal said. Glenn Hoddle, Dimitar Berbatov, Eric Cantona – there are so many players who were never going to run a marathon for you but did the job each week.

“It’s disappointing for everyone”, the Belgium midfielder said. Let us know in the comments section below. Van Gaal walked into United and was handed a group of individuals good enough to make the top four.

“That is the spirit we want in this team”. United actually went on the attack in Germany but that impacted on its previously stingy defence, which looked uncertain and conceded three goals for only the second time this season. We fought for the win, we couldn’t have done more than we have done.

Van Gaal had endured a barrage of abuse from unhappy fans during last Saturday s 0-0 draw against West Ham, but that was nothing compared to the insults thrown at him after United suffered an embarrassing Champions League exit on Tuesday.

With possibly up to 10 players out, Fellaini hopes the youngsters who have been drafted into the squad recently can step up.

Tottenham have had a long-standing interest in Dembele, but United have joined them in monitoring the 19-year-old.

“There’s nothing we can do about that”.

“I couldn’t care less about whether we play Manchester United or someone else in the Europa League, that’s in the future”.

Jones has an ankle problem and Rojo confirmed this week that he has had surgery on a dislocated shoulder, which is set to keep him out of action until the new year.

Last week, the Argentina defender dislocated his left shoulder after a bad fall in training.