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Louis van Gaal was doomed at Manchester United by refusal to adapt

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At times like this it is impossible not to spool back to May 2013, and the sight of Sir Alex Ferguson centre stage at Old Trafford, standing in the rain surrounded by the absolute and unconditional admiration of everyone inside the stadium as he made one crucial political point in his farewell speech.  “I’d also like to remind you that when we had bad times here, the club stood by me, all my staff stood by me, the players stood by me.  Your job now is to stand by our new manager.  That is important,” he stressed. The crowd applauded with recognition and respect. He knew. Of course he knew. Nobody knew better than him. In fairness they tried. United’s hierarchy tried and the majority of the support base tried to stand by those who followed in his wake.  For 10 distinctly uncomfortable months they tried not to be too uppity about the fact David Moyes was handed a mantle that was too onerous to bear.  For two seasons they have wat...

He left because you’re sh*t!’ Twitter trolls Manchester United

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Danny Welbeck’s £16million move to Arsenal from Manchester United ruffled plenty of feathers in the summer. United fans were angry at him going, Arsenal fans were not sure at his signing, while Louis van Gaal slagged him off. But it’s Gunners fans who are having the last laugh, with Welbeck scoring on his first return to Old Trafford to help Arsenal into the FA Cup semi-finals. He took advantage of a mistake to slot home and seal a 2-1 win, and Twitter was on their side on the full-time whistle. It started with fans in the stadium… Arsenal fans chanting: "Danny Welbeck, he left because you're sh*t." — TheSPORTbible (@TSBible) March 9, 2015 Then Twitter stepped up… DAT GUY WELBZ WEMBLEY WEMBLEY WEMBLEY pic.twitter.com/x4Yfldq4Ek — MR ARSENAL (@TroyNeighbour) March 9, 2015 DAT GUY WELBZ! pic.twitter.com/Vkrx2gzn4P — Not Match of the Day (@NOT_MOTD) March 9, 2015 Let's start with #DatGuyWelbz — ...