David Moyes Tells Manchester United to Stand by Louis van Gaal

“Conceding before half-time didn’t help [Midtjylland made it 1-1 in the 44th minute], we didn’t really kick on with that belief in the second half, and I think we lost far too many tackles and a lot of second balls”.

It would be a miracle if Van Gaal kept his job, but Smalling’s comments at least show that the players are aware of the impact the form has upon the fans. I think they’re gone, they’ve no players and you can’t do it without players. I think he would see that as a big loss.

“They are disappointed like we are”.

“They’ve stuck with us and travelled to support us, so I can only apologise”. “You can make any excuse you want but at the end of the day we were not good enough”.

The Dutch midfielder, who played 70 times for United in a three year spell from 1982 to 1985 scoring 13 goals, said the club should be challenging for trophies every season.

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Van Gaal then hopes to turnaround their first leg Europa League defeat to Midtjylland when the Danish minnows head to Old Trafford next Thursday.

“Mourinho is not going to build a club the way Alex Ferguson built a club, but he will perhaps get them back on track, get them back in the Champions League which for their balance sheet is a necessity”.

Allegri has already rejected a move to Chelsea by insisting that he is happy with Juve, as he looks to guide them to a fifth consecutive Serie A title this season as well as going one step further in the Champions League.

Mellon added: “Somebody said to me it’s a one-off game and asked if I would be telling my players to play the game and not the occasion”.

This is what he had to say about Manchester United’s performance at Thursday’s match: “I think I expected more from them but we gave them what they didn’t expect”, he told BT Sport.

While confirming the draw for the sixth round, he said: “Finally, Shrewsbury or possibly Manchester United, if Man U cause an upset by winning there, against West Ham United”.