David Moyes Believes Man United Should Stick With Louis Van Gaal

Yet the Shrewsbury man does not think they have to look too far for a replacement, highlighting the potential of current assistant Ryan Giggs.

With keeper David de Gea injuring a knee during the warm-up to join a lengthy casualty list that includes captain Wayne Rooney, Van Gaal cited injuries as a factor in the defeat.

“I’ve said if you don’t get excited about this then please move aside and give someone else a go because this is what football’s all about”, he said. Though the Dutchman is generally well liked by most of the United squad, an influential group of senior players are said to be uneasy about the tactics and training of the veteran Dutch manager.

Coppell, a United player between 1975 and 1983, expects United to win both games and does not expect the club to get rid of him even if they fail to do so. “We were not winning the second balls – that is my analysis”.

Manchester United centre-back Chris Smalling has insisted that the FA Cup is “massive” for the club this season.

When Moyes lost his job he had the champions in seventh place, 13 points off fourth and about to finish outside the top three for the first time in Premier League history.

The Red Devils have underperformed in all competitions throughout this campaign and Louis van Gaal, despite his use of youngsters, is coming under increasing pressure with his job at threat from all angles. “He’s a very good goalkeeper and he has proved that already in the beginning of the season, and it was not easy to do what he has done”.

“It’s not always that you can say “we shall win” and it’s normal”.

“When you see the last two games, it’s maybe like that”, he told reporters. “We have done well in recent years against lower-league sides away from home and we know what to expect”. We have played Chelsea away.

The England worldwide who has amassed 642 senior career league appearances to date, has issued a stark warning to his teammates – that Shrewsbury can eliminate them from the FA Cup.