- Manchester United lost 2-1 to Midtjylland in Europa League on Thursday
- It is another humiliating setback for Louis van Gaal’s struggling team
- The Manchester Evening News are calling for the Dutchman to be sacked
By
Nicholas Godden for MailOnline
Published:
10:07 GMT, 19 February 2016
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Updated:
10:38 GMT, 19 February 2016
It is time for Louis van Gaal to be sacked as Manchester United manager. That is the withering assessment of the Manchester Evening News after another humiliating defeat for the Dutchman.
United were beaten 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa League round-of-32-clash with Danish minnows Midtjylland to leave the Old Trafford club staring down the barrel of an embarrassing exit from Europe’s second-tier competition.
United have toiled under Van Gaal this season but this defeat was a new low point for Red Devils compounding the miserable showing in their loss to relegation-threatened Sunderland last Saturday.

The back of the Manchester Evening News calls for Louis van Gaal to be sacked as United manager

Van Gaal’s United were beaten 2-1 by Midtjylland in the first leg of their last 32 Europa League clash

The defeat is just the latest setback for the United manager who is under mounting pressure at Old Trafford
United have only won five of their last 18 matches in all competitions and their woeful form is showing no sign of improving and regional paper MEN have now turned on the beleaguered Van Gaal.
‘Manchester United owners the Glazers and executive vice chairman Ed Woodward cannot let this slow lingering death drag on any longer,’ MEN’s United reporter Stuart Mathieson writes in Friday morning’s edition.
‘Louis van Gaal’s credibility as Manchester United manager is in tatters. The Reds became the laughing stock of Europe in Denmark, beaten by a team who were only formed in 1999 when United were a super power on the continent.’

Manchester United’s players leave the field dejected after another humiliating defeat in Europe

Van Gaal has a concerned look on his face as he watches his side fall to defeat in Denmark
Midtjylland came into existence in the same year Sir Alex Ferguson led Manchester United to a historic treble but, despite Memphis Depay giving the visitors a first-half lead at the MCH Arena, Van Gaal’s side crumbled to defeat.
‘A club who used to beat Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Juventus in the Champions League totally humiliated by Midtjylland in the Europa League is completely unacceptable,’ the MEN report said.
The Manchester-based daily draw comparisons with David Moyes’ ill-fated reign at Old Trafford when the Scot oversaw a 2-0 defeat by Olympiacos in the Champions League.

Paul Onuachu (left) celebrates after scoring the winner in the second half to condemn United to defeat

United are starring down the barrel of an embarrassing exit from the Europa League
‘David Moyes was afforded 56 more days as United manager back then and did actually win five of his last 10 matches in charge in that time.
‘Van Gaal’s stock is now so low, how can the Reds hierarchy argue he should get any more time to turn this around after this latest abysmal effort.’
Van Gaal spoke last week about the Europa League being United’s best chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League, but on Thursday’s showing that looks a faint hope.
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