Van Gaal unable to defend himself after Champions League exit

The loss came just days after sources distanced the club from a move to Pep Guardiola, and suggested Van Gaal could be offered the chance to stay beyond the summer of 2017.

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has called on his team to be “more aggressive” following their hapless Champions League exit against Wolfsburg.

United had the chance to qualify for the last 16 two weeks ago when they hosted PSV Eindhoven, but they could only manage yet another 0-0 draw.

After spending around 350 million pounds on this United squad, fans hoped some free flowing football and challenging for trophies in every front.

“It’s now a matter of time before we can show our qualities in the Champions League again, but we have to wait until next year now”. Too many no-mark teams from the back of beyond.

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal voiced his amazement that an effort by Jesse Lingard had been ruled out by referee Milorad Mazic after it initially appeared to have been given.

This is just not the way the club has worked in past.

“They spent £300 million during Louis van Gaal’s tenure as manager, they’ve got about £150m back but this week he was asking for more money”.

“Angel Di Maria was bought from Real Madrid and sold to Paris St-Germain less than a year later for a £20m loss”.

The likes of Javier Hernandez, Robin van Persie left the club because LVG was not willing to give up on his philosophy. Luke Shaw, Matteo Darmian, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Morgan Schneiderlin, Wayne Rooney and Antonio Valencia could all miss out.

You can understand fans’ frustrations and that pressure is beginning to rise on van Gaal.

It was not surprising that #LVGOut started trending worldwide on Twitter.

Scholes, who was part of two Champions League wins for the Red Devils, insists that the result was not a surprise as United were an average team who were primed to put in average performances. “U don’t want to leave your house”.

Despite going ahead thanks to a goal from Anthony Martial in the tenth minute United trailed Wolfsburg by two goals to one by the end of the first half, thanks to goals from Naldo and Vierinha.

And the former Everton player conceded United’s defending in Germany was not good enough either.

Allofs thinks they have not lived up to expectations this season and paid the price against Wolfsburg, who they beat 2-1 at Old Trafford in September after falling behind early on.

But it is make-or-break for Van Gaal and with Carlo Ancelotti fluttering his eyelashes at the Premier League and Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich future unresolved, he can not afford many more missteps.