Manchester United’s Juan Mata hopeful of positive run

“I shall think that now the pressure is lowering, the performance shall be better every week”, he said.

Hainer is not the first person to criticise Van Gaal’s playing style this season with former United midfielder Paul Scholes describing the football on display as “boring”.

For more than a decade now, since the Glazer family ramped up the club’s commercial operation to the point where it is now the most successful in world football, United were pushing at an open door when it came to selling shirt space.

The sportswear giant reached a £1bn sponsorship agreement with United last summer and will provide the club’s kits for the next ten years.

Saturday’s win ended United’s eight-game winless run in all competitions, which has seen them being knocked out of the group stages in the Champions League and slip out of the league’s top four.

Bastian Schweinsteiger acclaimed an “unbelievable” goal by Wayne Rooney after his Manchester United team-mate created a piece of history in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Swansea City.

Juan Mata hopes the victory over Swansea will start a positive run of results.

When asked to explain his side’s display, Van Gaal revealed that his players simply needed to take out their frustrations on the pitch, and also admitted his shock at the run of form that saw many fans call for his sacking.

While Van Gaal is under intense pressure to improve the situation at Old Trafford, Hainer’s input isn’t likely to prompt the club to change managers, as some fans would like.

FC’s Steve Nicol assesses a more attacking performance from Man United in their 2-1 win over Swansea. After the defeat at home to Norwich on the 19th, players again told manager Louis van Gaal how they felt.

100th Premier League goal: Arsenal v United, 31 January 2010 Another stunning landmark strike for Rooney against the Gunners, which was later voted United’s Goal of the Season.