Louis van Gaal has three games to save his job

The final score that did emerge from the game means United have every chance of securing progress to the last 16 when they host Midtjylland in the second leg next Thursday.

There’s a flag at United matches, which reads: “If I hadn’t seen such riches, I could live with being poor”.

A major criticism of Van Gaal this season, apart from results, has been United’s style of play, with the team being branded tiresome and boring to watch and devoid of the attacking flair synonymous with the club.

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. But then we have to make them fear [us] again because we lost the first match in the Premier League also, Swansea City, when I came.

“They’ve stuck with us and travelled to support us so I can only apologise”. Playing in the Champions League after a gap of an year, United were knocked out in the group stages after winning just two games out of six in a group from which they should have easily coasted through.

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“I don’t think Manchester United should become a sacking club”, Moyes told the BBC on Saturday.

A crunch seven days ends with a Premier League clash against title-chasing Arsenal that could cut them further adrift of the race for the top four. The Welshman “has been impressive and the belief inside Old Trafford is that he will be the kind of unifying force that has been missing since Sir Alex Ferguson retired nearly three years ago”.

Van Gaal will be wary of resting too many players against Shrewsbury, especially as his back-up options are unproven rookies, but he is likely to leave out a few regulars.

Manchester United’s FA Cup trip to Shrewsbury on Monday marks the start of a week that looks pivotal for their season – and the future of their increasingly under-scrutiny boss Louis van Gaal.

The 2-1 Europa League defeat was possibly Van Gaal’s lowest ebb in his one and a half seasons at United. So OK we have lost 2-1 but we can overcome [in the second leg] and also Monday we have to win. It made him the 14th squad member unavailable and Van Gaal believes none can return for Shrewsbury. The thought that their League One opponents may be brimming with confidence pleases Van Gaal.