And following his sides 2-0 defeat at Stoke on Saturday thanks to first-half goals from Bojan Krkic and Marko Arnautovic, Van Gaal’s future is surely hanging in the balance.
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The pressure was already piling on the Dutchman prior to United’s trip to the Britannia Stadium and he showed it by storming out of his Wednesday press conference.
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“I will speak with him first and then with my staff. I need to have a conversation but I do not need to tell you what I want to say”.
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“But much more important is that the players have to deal with that because they have to perform”.
However, the 64-year-old is also very aware that the decision may not be in his hands – and that he may be fired before he gets the chance to manage United against Chelsea.
They will be looking to put the loss to Stoke behind them, when they take on another struggling Premier League giant, Chelsea, on Monday.
Louis van Gaal echoed a similar message during his own post-match interview with MUTV, although he admitted he is concerned about the short gap between the Stoke and Chelsea fixtures. Van Gaal said. “You will have to wait and see”.
Since then they have drawn with Leicester City and West Ham and suffered humiliating defeats to the likes of newly promoted Bournemouth and Norwich, followed by today’s loss to Mark Hughes’ Stoke.
Rather than his usual ebullient self, Van Gaal cut a forlorn figure at times as what he had described as a “must-win” game turned into a nightmare.
It’s been a tough week for Manchester United Manager Louis van Gaal.
On the possibility of Manchester United sacking him, Van Gaal told the BBC: “That is something I discuss with [executive vice-chairman] Ed Woodward not you”.
“You see, of course, that different players cope with that pressure”.
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Spanish news outlet Fichajes earlier this month reported that Mourinho has been given the green signal to replace van Gaal. Then the belief is coming back and we played better in the second half, but the problem is we didn’t dare to play. Manchester United have lost four matches in a row.
