Van Gaal criticised his side after they suffered a fourth defeat on the trot this afternoon for the first time since 1961.
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Saturday’s defeat to Stoke City was another nail in the coffin as he even conceded that he could be forced to quit if he can’t improve the current situation at the Premier League giants, as noted by BBC Sport, and a loss to Chelsea at home could certainly force the club’s hierarchy into action. Sometimes I do it by myself.
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United winger Memphis Depay – a £25m summer signing from PSV Eindhoven – failed to get the necessary power on a header that was intended for goalkeeper David de Gea.
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Winless in their last six outings in all competitions ahead of their trip to the Britannia Stadium, first-half goals from Bojan and Marko Arnautovic were enough to defeat United and heap pressure on the Dutchman, with Jose Mourinho said to be waiting in the wings.
United, down to sixth in the Premier League, face struggling champions Chelsea at Old Trafford on Monday and few would be surprised if Van Gaal was no longer in charge.
“It is more hard because I am also part of the four matches we have lost so people are looking at me and I have to deal with that, but more importantly the players have to deal with that because they are the ones who have to perform”, the former AFC Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach reflected.
“We gave a similar performance to the first half against Man City, who are a good team also, so we are delighted that we are able to do it again”, said Hughes, who enjoyed 13 successful years on the playing staff at United. “I don’t think that is the sequence”. “I try to do everything but the pressure shall be higher and higher every match, and we have to solve that problem”.
Stoke’s opener after 19 minutes summed up a truly very bad first half for United.
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Van Gaal looked powerless as he clutched his notes while sitting uneasily on the bench next to assistant Ryan Giggs. Krkic’s free kick was blocked by the United wall but the ball came back out to the edge of the penalty area and Arnautovic’s powerful strike beat De Gea.
