Another ex-United player has also hit out at Van Gaal, with Steve Coppell claiming the Dutchman’s philosophy is not getting through to his players.
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It remains to be seen whether the United board will be tempted to end the Van Gaal era now, but it is clear that the concern surrounding his tenure as manager is now exploding into a fully blown crisis. Carrick suggested that “It’s been a tough one to take, very disappointing week as going out of the Champions League was obviously tough to take and we were very disappointed”.
For a club of Manchester United’s stature, aiming to win every game seems like something of a given, regardless of how severely the club may be restricted by their long list of current injuries.
He added: “Of course I am concerned because we have lost two matches in a row and that is not a usual thing”. We shall do our job. “We have to win three matches in a row, for example, to be still there after Christmas”. “I have to say that (18-year-old left back) Cameron Borthwick-Jackson did very well”.
“Then the set-play causes the second goal of Bournemouth and you can not accept it as a player or a manager”.
“Last year all the fans have shown their belief and that is the most important thing, but for me the most important thing is the commitment of the players and how they perform what we have agreed, and that I can only tell they want to do that”.
Frustrated boss Van Gaal blasted the sloppy defending that led to Bournemouth’s 2-1 victory, insisting United must heed a “strong lesson” from Dean Court defeat.
Manager Howe hailed an unprecedented week for Bournemouth, following the 1-0 win at Chelsea, backing the promoted club to win their fight for Premier League safety. Carrick, who captained United at the Vitality Stadium in the continued absence of Wayne Rooney, knows they need to get back on the winning trail if they are to rebuild their reputation. “I think it would be wrong to focus on anything else”. I felt we had been playing really well and people were probably growing exhausted of me saying how well we were playing without winning.
The 20-time English champions were dumped out of the Champions League on Tuesday night following a 3-2 loss to Wolfsburg in their final group-stage game.
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“Bournemouth pressed on the ball in a fantastic way and it makes it more hard to get the equaliser”. “No, I don’t see myself managing Man United at all”.
