Louis van Gaal: Manchester United boss 'did not offer to resign'

United are ten points adrift of Premier League leaders Leicester City and five behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur

Louis van Gaal is under pressure at Manchester United (Getty)

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal remains on the brink at Old Trafford as conflicting reports emerge about his willingness to continue.

The 64-year-old was subjected to audible discontent among the home crowd as he strode down the tunnel following the 1-0 home defeat to Southampton on Saturday afternoon. The Guardian newspaper have since speculated that the Dutchman offered his resignation to chief executive Ed Woodward.

It has been reported elsewhere, chiefly by BBC Sport, however, that no such conversation took place and Van Gaal’s focus remains on the FA Cup fourth round meeting with Derby County on Friday night.

Van Gaal and Woodward enjoy a positive working relationship after the latter appointed him in 2014 before backing him with over £250m worth of investment into the playing squad.

United are ten points adrift of Premier League leaders Leicester City and five behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

Speaking on Saturday evening, a crestfallen Van Gaal said: “They have - or they had - great expectations of me, and I cannot fulfil them, so I am very frustrated because of that.

“We are working very hard, but we have had a lot of injuries: that you cannot change.”

The North West giants have taken just 37 points from their first 23 games, a figure which amounts to their lowest tally in the Premier League era, three less than under predecessor David Moyes.