LVG quit offer rejected; may still resign

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal did not offer to resign following Saturday's defeat to Southampton, sources at the club have told Sky Sports News.

After returning to the Netherlands on Sunday in order to discuss his future with his wife, Van Gaal will have a meeting with Woodward later today in order to officially confirm if he'll be departing from the club.

A defeat by second-tier Derby County on Friday in the FA Cup fourth round would heap even more pressure on the Dutchman.

Manchester United winger Ashley Young is said to have been furious with manager Louis van Gaal after the United wide man picked up an injury in the 1-0 win over Liverpool nine days ago.

Van Gaal has expressed his own frustration, saying: "I'm very disappointed that I can not reach the expectations of the fans".

Van Gaal and his players were booed during and after Saturday's home game, in which they had just one shot on target. They have also knowledge of football, of entertaining football, and you have to play football to entertain the fans.

'They have - or they had - great expectations of me, and I can not fulfil them, so I am very frustrated. After several games without being defeated, we lost 0-1 to Southampton at Old Trafford.

Behind the scenes severe problems are beginning to take shape though, with Ashley Young and Marouane Fellaini both feeling Van Gaal has ruined their chances of featuring at the European Championships at the end of the season. "I never read that", he said. While more than two decades of that time was taken up by the Sir Alex Ferguson era, David Moyes may feel slightly aggrieved that he was not given more time given the stays of execution Van Gaal has survived.

Van Gaal was also subjected to renewed derision from fans who have given the Dutchman plenty of abuse for his conservative tactics over the last few months. I can only work hard with my players to improve our game and that is what I am doing.