Van Gaal: Man Utd’s Play Bores Me

And as frustrating as it was for supporters to watch as their team struggled to see off the League One side, it has not been a rare occurrence this season.

Scholes’ comments appear prescient, after Van Gaal said: “There are matches that I have enjoyed”.

The former Bayern Munich manager is never willing to give an inch no matter how poorly his team played, or what woeful football his players are producing every week for the club since the start of the season.

He insists he is “happy” at the club after a summer move from Torino and wants to “continue on my way” to becoming a great United player.

Fans booed their team and ironically cheered shots on goal at the weekend but Van Gaal believes the Manchester traffic was partly responsible for fans leaving before full time.

United’s style of play has come in for criticism since the Dutchman took over. There are many reasons to leave a stadium at the last minute.

Numerous home supporters showed their frustration at the performance, as well as giving ironic cheers at belated efforts at goal and van Gaal’s final substitution of Marouane Fellaini with Andreas Pereira.

But he defended his philosophy and said: “I’m not Sir Alex [Ferguson], as you know”.

Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal took a swipe at those giving credit to Sheffield United for their FA Cup performance at Old Trafford on Saturday by saying “defending is easy”.

United received another blow on Saturday with the news Bastian Schweinsteiger is likely to miss Tuesday’s Premier League game at Newcastle because of an injury suffered at the end of the third-round tie.

Van Gaal has also come under fire for not getting off of his seat and encouraging players from the touchline, but the manager said he believed communication through the week was more effective. They are defending with 10, 11 players behind the ball.

“At this moment we have a lack of creativity and you can see that but they have done it (played well in the past) so they can do it”.

The 26-year-old summer signing from Torino said: “I am happy here with the team, the staff and the city”. I do think I’m more thinking how we have to attack, how we have to improve.