Top four finish unlikely for Man U: Van Gaal

Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal, has admitted that their best chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League, is winning the Europa League. That would leave Guardiola without Champions League football during his first year at Manchester City – and leave Manchester United fans very satisfied indeed. It was Manchester United’s decision that it would happen on the first of July, which didn’t please Everton or Bill Kenwright or anybody.

Aside from Neville, rumors are also building that former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is being considered as Louis van Gaal’s replacement.

The Sun ponders over whether or not United will sack van Gaal and appoint Jose Mourinho before the Red Devils take on Arsenal at Old Trafford on 28 February.

“I think you need to understand football totally to know”.

But their offence needs more pace and better finish, considering they’ve only scored one more goal that Sunderland who are now in the relegation zone at the 18th spot.

Sam Allardyce was thrilled Sunderland’s performance and result in the 2-1 victory over Manchester United.

“I don’t think Man United are any further forward now to what they were when he [Van Gaal] took over”, Shearer said on Match of the Day this weekend.

The versatile defender was recalled by United manager van Gaal in January after making seven appearances during a three-month loan stint with Gary Caldwell’s Wigan.

“The reason I lost my job at Manchester United was that I didn’t win enough games. It’s as simple as that”.

“It’s a big disappointment, I can not say it in another way”. I said we had to win this match because we have to be in the race for the top four positions in the league, and then you have to win these kind of matches.

“Today it was very disappointing because we needed to win this game because of the big gap between the top four”.

“We couldn’t cope with Sunderland’s aggression and set pieces”.