Lingard urges United to ignore critics and move on

Louis van Gaal’s side crashed out of the Champions League following a 3-2 defeat against Wolfsburg on Tuesday, instead qualifying for the Europa League as they finished third in their group. Several sources now claim that Van Gaal’s future with Manchester United is being seriously questioned by Man U’s owners, and with Carlo Ancelotti stating that he was interested in moving to the club, the Dutchman’s retirement could come sooner rather than later.

Meanwhile, according to the Daily Express, Van Gaal could be sacked if Manchester United fail to finish in the top three at the end of the season. Everybody knows what is happening at this moment with Manchester United and what happened in the Champions League group.

Van Gaal hoped Rojo would not require surgery.

Still cutting the imposing figure that bossed the penalty area during his 1991-1999 spell at United, the 52-year old pointed to United’s dramatic 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final as an example of their character.

“Just? You think it’s just?”

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When asked if winning the Europa League would constitute a good season for United, van Gaal said: “Just the Europa League?”

“I don’t think there is another coach who decides to quit himself because of the money aspect”.

Van Gaal received a lot of criticism for coming short against the world’s best and also for not seizing the opportunity to obtain league leadership in the English top flight after four draws in their last six matches.

“It’s also a little bit odd again afterwards”, Van Gaal added.

Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been banned for three matches over an off-the-ball incident with West Ham United’s Winston Reid, the Football Association announced yesterday.

The manager’s woe was compounded by injuries to defenders Matteo Darmian (hamstring) and Chris Smalling (groin), which he said would likely rule them out of Saturday’s Premier League game against Bournemouth. Thursday night, [long] travel and you need to play Sunday afternoon. Get a hold of him and say “we are not conceding”.