Van Gaal: Man United Fans Right To Boo Me

United are fifth in the Premier League table, five points behind fourth-placed Tottenham and 10 off leaders Leicester.

Speaking to the BBC Sportsweek programme on Sunday morning, Gill revealed he went to watch Hollywood drama The Big Short at the cinema on Saturday rather than watch Match of the Day.

Nevertheless, we have won three times in 2016 and had a draw, so they were very good results in January.

“But I know that everyone, from the owners and Louis van Gaal and his team, is working extremely hard to turn that around”. We lost and in our defence you could know that our defence at set plays became every minute weaker because I have to change players.

“Manchester United going back to the 50s under Sir Matt Busby, and I started supporting them because of George Best, played in a certain way”. I had the fear but we don’t have to make that kind of foul, I think, and I changed [Cameron] Borthwick-Jackson for more of an attacker because I want to win this kind of even game, even when you are playing poorly.

The fullback position is one that Van Gaal must adrress during this transfer window, if Manchester United are to salvage anything at all from this season.

Boos could be heard around Old Trafford, but Van Gaal has called on the whole club to “stick together”. “I’m not going to be drawn on those questions”, he said.

But Van Gaal couldn’t argue against his treatment but says it doesn’t affect him.

The pressure on van Gaal will only increase with United having won just three of their last 13 games, and he noted that criticism from fans was more vitriolic than ever.

Facing a new onslaught after a 1-0 home defeat by Southampton, Gill, a former chief executive who remains on the United board, said: “Clearly we all hoped the results would have been better and everyone is disappointed with that”.

“First they have sacked me and now they are interfering in my future”.

For Crooks, the former Ajax and Bayern Munich boss has not come to terms with the Premier League and is yet to realise its fiercely competitive nature.

“He’s a guy who needs and wants football, ” said Holland.

United added that Adnan Januzaj, Will Keane, Donald Love and Joel Castro Pereira have all returned to the club in recent weeks while Liam Grimshaw and Ben Pearson have both made permanent moves to Preston North End.