“That is happening now, and I can not close my eyes to that”, Van Gaal said after the game.
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The result handed United a third defeat in a row in all competitions and are now winless in six games.
Anthony Martial’s second-half strike acted as mere consolation as Norwich inflicted United’s first defeat at Old Trafford this season thanks to goals in either half from Cameron Jerome and Alexander Tettey. “Maybe that is not so interesting”.
Van Gaal does accept that things are not going well, admitting United’s current run is one of the low points in his extensive managerial career.
Van Gaal, who took United back into the Champions League this season after a fourth-placed Premier League finish in his first campaign in charge, has been criticised for his style of play by fans used to the kind of swashbuckling football served up for the past two decades. That can be done when you stick together, not only the players, the manager and his staff but also the fans, because that is very important.
When asked about the increased pressure on him and rumours about his future, Van Gaal said, “In the 25 years of management I evaluate myself every day. You can see what confidence is doing to the players”, van Gaal is quoted as saying by the BBC. “What I saw against Norwich wasn’t good enough”. It is also confirmation we are in a very bad period and we have to come out of that bad period. They then face managerless Swansea on 2 January.
Speaking about the late, but ultimately failed comeback, Mata said, “You always have to believe until the end that you can score, firstly to equalise and then win the game”.
“That is an aspect of your professionalism, so I shall do that and my players shall do that and I am convinced of that”.
“But we limited them to very little at times and posed a threat on the break”. We felt we would have enough quality to make some chances.
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“I wanted it so badly for them and I thought we deserved it. I’m really pleased”.
