Louis van Gaal says Manchester United can change their fortunes around yet should make an “immediate improvement”.
The under-weight United supervisor left a news gathering after under five minutes on Wednesday.
United have gone six recreations without a win – including three progressive misfortunes – and Van Gaal said he is encountering his most noticeably awful period at Old Trafford.
He added: “There’s no disguising the fact we’re in a very bad period. Things must begin to improve immediately.”
Van Gaal was writing in the United match program for the 28 December experience with Chelsea, whose previous chief Jose Mourinho has been connected with his employment.
“We can turn this situation around. The best way to come out of this period and improve is for us all to stick together,” he said.
Wayne Rooney demands the group are behind Van Gaal, in spite of their longest keep running without a win subsequent to 1998.
“We’re fighting for the manager and trying to get results to turn this around,” Rooney, 30, told.
“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’s happening.”
Van Gaal’s news meeting on Wednesday, before Saturday’s excursion to Stoke City, kept going only four minutes and 58 seconds.
The 64-year-old Dutchman inquired as to whether any of them needed to apologize to him and said hypothesis in regards to his future had influenced his crew.
Britain striker Rooney, who has two Premier League objectives this season, said: “We all have families and sometimes things get written, which is not nice for your family to see.
“It’s tough, but it’s part of football and part of being a footballer.
“It’s not nice when you’re getting criticism every week. It’s tough for the players to deal with. We hurt. We’re proud people and proud to play for Manchester United.”
The Red Devils have not won any of their last four association amusements and are fifth in the table, nine focuses behind pioneers Leicester City.
They were booed off the contribute by supporters Saturday’s 2-1 misfortune to Norwich and fans have called for Van Gaal to embrace an all the more assaulting style of play.
“As a group of players, we know we can do better. We regularly have meetings with the players and with the manager,” said England captain Rooney.
“I know my own performances can be better. I’m working hard to try and improve that.
“We haven’t won games the last few weeks and its normal confidence will be a bit low – we need to lift it.”
