Sunday, 4 October 2015

Louis Van Gaal Stunned by Manchester United display at Arsenal

United were 3-0 down inside 20 minutes for the first time in the Premier League era, and it stayed that way as an Alexis Sanchez double and Mesut Ozil's goal took Arsenal into second on goal difference.
And a shellshocked Van Gaal did not mince his words in the aftermath of the game as he promised to get to the bottom of his side's awful start.

"When you start like that you can never win a game," the United boss told Sky Sports. "We lost every duel, every second ball, we were not tight on their midfielders - and they can play.
"It's a fantastic team - I said that in advance. When you give them that kind of space it's difficult. After five minutes it's already 2-0, and then it's more difficult.
"I'm looking for [answers] still because I never have seen that of my team, so that is also the question that I put to my players. You cannot solve it at once because there is a lot of emotion, and I am emotional. You have to see the images also, but I know for sure it is like how I said.
"It was not only one player - then I can take a measure. No, it was more than half of my team, I think, that was not doing what we have agreed in our gameplan.Asked if it was United's worst performance since he became manager, Van Gaal said: "Yes, I think so because we were not able to give a normal performance and Arsenal was much better, much more aggressive." Culled from Sky Sport

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