We have lost the fourth game, so you have to wait and see."On whether he was still the right man for the job, the 64-year-old Dutchman said: "It’s more difficult because I’m also part of the four matches that we have lost.United have lost four games in succession in all competitions for the first time since 1996 and gone seven games without victory for the first time since the 1989-90 season.A weak back header from Memphis Depay enabled Glen Johnson to tee up Bojan Krkic for Stoke’s opener in the 19th minute and Marko Arnautovic brilliantly slammed home the hosts’ second goal seven minutes later after Bojan’s free-kick hit the wall.Fellaini denied by Butland Van Gaal was rooted to his dug-out seat throughout the 90 minutes and looked a shell-shocked figure as he walked away at the final whistle, pausing briefly to wave to the travelling supporters.It was no surprise that Van Gaal acted at half-time by bringing on Rooney for the ineffective Depay.Van Gaal, who dropped captain Wayne Rooney to the bench, had described the fixture as "must-win", having stormed out of his pre-match media conference due to the speculation about his future." end-of.Manager unsure about team supportUnder-pressure Manc-hester United manager Louis van Gaal admitted that he did not know if he retained the backing of the club’s board after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Stoke City.

While Stoke, managed by former United striker Mark Hughes, teased and tormented the visitors on the pitch, the home fans goaded Van Gaal with chants of "Jose Mourinho!" as the game wound down.Louis van Gaal’s position as Manchester United manager is in serious jeopardy after his side’s wretched form continued with a 2-0 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday.Stoke took the game to United from the off, with Xherdan Shaqiri and Arnautovic causing particular problems. Asked if he felt he still had the support of the United board and owners the Glazer family, Van Gaal told Sky Sports: "It’s another situation.Arnautovic then had a wonderful chance to put the game out of United’s reach when he broke the offside trap in latching onto Bojan’s astute pass, but with only David de Gea to beat, he dragged his shot wide. Stoke’s Marko Arnautovic,right, turns to celebrate after scoring Stoke’s second goal against Manchester United.Stoke’s second goal was a spectacular long-range strike from the right boot of Arnautovic.In the last month United have slipped out of the Premier League’s top four and been eliminated from the Champions League in the group phase following a 3-2 defeat at German side Wolfsburg.Rooney must have thought he had thrown his side a lifeline when he cut the ball back for the unmarked Marouane Fellaini, but from eight yards out the Belgian was thwarted by a one-handed save from Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland.When Bojan’s free-kick cannoned against the United wall, it broke for the enigmatic Austrian, who produced a 20-yard thunderbolt for his sixth goal of the season. "So people are looking at me.United face Chelsea at Old Trafford on Monday and the defeat at Stoke is likely to fuel speculation that the 20-time English champions will turn to Jose Mourinho, who was sacked by Chelsea last week.Although Stoke failed to hit the heights of their first-half display, they continued to look the more threatening going forwards, with De Gea making crucial saves to prevent both Arnautovic and Bojan getting on the scoresheet again.Pre-match media reports suggested Van Gaal was one defeat away from the sack and the 64-year-old Dutchman saw his team’s run of games without a win extended to seven at a windswept Britannia Stadium.Depay’s blunder enabled Stoke to go ahead, with https://www.zj-junyue.com/product/threaded-rod-din975976/ Johnson seizing on the Dutch winger’s disastrous header and squaring for Bojan, who threaded a shot through the legs of United defender Phil Jones on the line. Louis van Gaal’s position as Manchester United manager is in serious jeopardy after his side’s wretched form continued with a 2-0 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday. I have to deal with that, but much more important is that the players have to deal with that because they have to perform.It is United’s worst run of results since an eight-game winless streak between December 1989 and January 1990, which could cost Van Gaal his job 18 months after his appointment as the successor to David Moyes.They were knocked out of the League Cup by second-tier Middlesbrough in October

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