We need wins to regain fear factor – Michael Carrick

United were dumped out of the Champions League in the group stages in midweek and suffered a major setback in the Premier League when they were beaten 2-1 by Bournemouth.

United could have gone level with new Premier League leaders Manchester City, but their third defeat of the campaign left them three points off the pace in fourth and at risk of falling six points behind Leicester City, who host Chelsea on Monday, generating yet more bad press for the floundering Van Gaal.

Junior Stanislas and Josh King fired the goals to send Bournemouth into raptures, just seven days after a 1-0 win at Chelsea, with midfielder Harry Arter playing despite his child passing away at birth this week.

Louis van Gaal’s side crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday and lost to Bournemouth yesterday. United, he reiterates, are in the top four, played in the Champions League and progressed farther in the League Cup than last season.

Louis van Gaal is reportedly planning to turn to Everton forward Romelu Lukaku as he looks to improve Manchester United’s fortunes. “We have to stick together and prepare our match against Norwich City and you have to win because otherwise it is more hard”. “Of course, I am concerned because this is not usual for United”. City went top on goal difference, for one day at least.

“Everyone at the moment is contributing, but the real feature today was the work ethic of the whole team”, said Howe.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Moyes said of United’s current predicament: ‘They have a great chance of finishing in the Champions League spot.

Yaya Toure’s shot in the second minute of injury time struck young substitute Kelechi Iheanacho and looped into the net as City escaped with a win from an unconvincing display against Swansea at Etihad Stadium.

For Bournemouth, promoted from the Championship last season, this was another stunning result that came on the back of last weekend’s 1-0 win at Chelsea and moved the south-coast club up to 14th position.

“Only it is now also more hard for my players to do that”. But if he’s being promised the role two and a half years away, would he even need to?

“We’d had a run of defeats, so to get points on the board was important”.