United lurching from 1 humiliation to another under Van Gaal

Manchester United have plumbed new depths with their dismal Europa League defeat at FC Midtjylland, according to a prominent supporters’ organisation.

Some United fans who made the trip to Herning, where match tickets cost as much as £71 (91 Euros, $101), were heard to turn on their own side with abusive chants as United suffered a miserable 2-1 loss.

The absurd rash of injuries continues for Manchester United this season.

Without 13 players already, during the warm-up, Van Gaal lost David de Gea and used an adage that means anything that can go wrong will go wrong. “I think the players need to take a lot of responsibility for the performance and show some pride when they wear the United shirt”.

“If I was Mourinho and given the opportunity of United, I’d take it tomorrow”, Wilkins told BT Sport. “We were not winning the second balls – that is my analysis”, he said. Van Gaal said that they would investigate De Gea’s knee problem with a scan on Friday, Sport24 reported. “In certain phases we were not very well organised”.

Asked how he would cope with the pressure before United are next in action in the FA Cup fifth round at third-tier Shrewsbury Town on Monday, Van Gaal said: “That’s always like that, but it’s not good”.

It is certainly a realistic target – but after Van Gaal’s men were so lacklustre in the sorry reverse at Midtjylland on Thursday, there would also appear to be every chance they could endure further struggles over the coming days.

“We agreed on this Saturday a few weeks ago, and yes, after a family day we will go to San Siro, with an “Interista” spirit, with the hope and the happiness to see Inter win”.

“All the players want to perform in an excellent way. So I think that we’ve only got ourselves to blame for the result”.