Louis van Gaal suggested he could resign after Manchester United lost 2-0 at Stoke City, marking a fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions.
United, who started captain Wayne Rooney on the bench at the Britannia Stadium, fell behind to a Bojan Krkic goal after a poor defensive header from Memphis Depay, and Marko Arnautovic added a
second soon afterwards with a fierce strike following a free kick.
United had a chance to reduce the deficit when Rooney, who replaced Depay at the break, set
up Marouane Fellaini, but his shot was tame and Stoke finished the game in relative comfort.
Van Gaal, who hit out at the media in midweek over reports he would be sacked, told reporters after the match that he could consider walking away.
“We have lost a fourth game, so we have to wait and see,” he said. “The club doesn’t have to fire or sack me — sometimes I do it by myself.”
Asked whether he was the man to motivate the United players, he said: “That is now the big issue.
“I have tried to do everything but the pressure shall be higher and higher with every match. That is the problem now.
“It is more difficult because I am also part of the four matches we have lost so people are looking at me and I have to deal with that, but more importantly the players have to deal with that because they are the ones who have to perform.”
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