Van Gaal walks out of Man U press conference

London, Louis van Gaal showed signs of cracking under pressure as he stormed out of a media briefing on Wednesday after becoming annoyed by questions about his future.
Van Gaal has reportedly been given two games to save his job after United’s miserable six-match winless run cost his side their place in the Champions League and saw them drop out of the Premier League’s top four.
Rumours have been rife this week that the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss is about to be sacked and replaced by Jose Mourinho, who was dismissed by Chelsea last Thursday.
Quizzed about the speculation by reporters at his weekly press conference ahead of Saturday’s trip to Stoke, Van Gaal quickly became irritated and it was less than five minutes before he decided he had had enough. Refusing to take any more questions, the Dutchman walked out, saying as he passed a table of mince pies and wine that had been laid on for the media: “I wish you a merry Christmas and also maybe a happy new year when I see you. Enjoy the wine and a mince pie. Goodbye.” — Reuters
Players fighting for Van Gaal: Rooney
Manchester United players are right behind under-fire manager Louis Van Gaal and are determined to get their season back on track, captain Wayne Rooney said. The Dutchman. “We are fighting for the manager and trying to get results to turn this around,” Rooney said. “You have a lot of people talking about things they believe are happening, when in reality the people writing that stuff don’t know anything that is happening.” Rooney joins Ashley Young, Phil Jones and David de Gea, who have spoken positively about the dressing room atmosphere under Van Gaal. “We regularly have meetings with the players. We are working together and trying to come to the best solution to help us win matches,” he said.