United’s 2-1 loss to Norwich in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday was their third successive defeat in a sequence which also saw them eliminated from the Champions League.
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Jose Mourinho has been linked with Van Gaal’s job at Old Trafford.
Van Gaal insisted he had the resources and experience to turn things around.
Asked what needed to happen for players to recover their draining confidence, Van Gaal said: “To show your professional attitude – that is the only way you can get that back. They had all their big-hitters back in the side”.
On a day when Chelsea supporters vented their frustrations at their club’s decision to sack Mourinho last Thursday, an increasing number of United fans are now hoping the Special One replaces the Unwanted One at Old Trafford.
“After the second goal, the fans were supporting us”.
But with first-team coach Steve Holland in the dug-out, Chelsea made a storming start, Ivanovic heading in Willian’s corner in the fifth minute and Pedro slamming home eight minutes later. Mourinho is a proven manager with bags of experience, yet he left Chelsea a point above the relegation zone.
Wayne Rooney, making his 500th United appearance, did have the ball in the net in the 10th minute, but both he and Marouane Fellaini were rightly ruled offside in the build-up. Even MUTV, United’s in-house TV station that can usually be relied up to offer sympathy and support in tough times, was scathing in its post-match appraisal of Van Gaal’s latest defeat.
Louis van Gaal concedes the belief of Manchester United fans is being tested by their current slump.
“I’ve encountered these circumstances also with other teams and other staff”, Van Gaal said. The problem is how we manage to come out of this bad period.
Tottenham Hotspur took advantage by winning 2-0 at Southampton to capture fourth place.
On ESPNFC, Riyad Mahrez has said that he’d be stupid to leave Leicester City in the winter transfer window. The emergence of Jose Mourinho on the market this weeks and the fact that Manchester United have already lost Ancelotti to Bayern Munich and could well lose Guardiola to Manchester City means the Manchester United board have to act fast and they have.
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Today’s 1-1 draw against Aston Villa reaffirmed these sentiments.
