Van Gaal: Fans are right to abuse us

Manchester United are ready to bring forward plans to appoint Ryan Giggs as Louis van Gaal’s successor, according to the Sunday Mirror.

Defeat to Midtjylland was the latest blow to his chances of seeing out his three-year contract – and a Europa League exit would pile the pressure on him.

Louis van Gaal is expected to once again ring the changes for Monday’s FA Cup clash against Shrewsbury as Manchester United navigate a gruelling fixture list. “I don’t think so”, he said before praising the display of Sergio Romero, De Gea’s replacement, against the Danish side.

This is a no-brainer really, the Dutch manager hasn’t improved Manchester United since the days of David Moyes and the team feel like they have regressed into a mid-table side.

“Right now I have respect for every coach at every club”.

Van Gaal has repeatedly been forced to deny reports of an imminent sacking and the Red Devils have been linked with a move for ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho this summer.

The manager knows his players’ confidence is low and he faces a fight to ensure they bounce back and avoid defeat in the fifth round by the relegation-threatened League One club.

Coppell, a United player between 1975 and 1983, expects United to win both games and does not expect the club to get rid of him even if they fail to do so.

“We will make sure that we thoroughly enjoy the game and take it all in and give the best account of ourselves that we possibly can to represent this great football town. I would expect them to win the Europa League game and we would all expect them to beat Shrewsbury”. There are decisions that have got to be made and you will be held accountable for that and that’s me at Fleetwood and Barnsley and Shrewsbury. “What sometimes happens at this level is that the ambition goes, then the imagination goes, and you can’t improve them”.

The one they did get rid of had the champions in seventh place, 13 points off fourth and about to finish outside the top three for the first time in Premier League history. There’s already a site called “Has Van Gaal Been Sacked Yet?”.