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title: "Four Things We Learned: Stoke City 2-0 Manchester United"
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published: "2015-12-26T17:21:27Z"
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# Four Things We Learned: Stoke City 2-0 Manchester United

Another week, another defeat. Manchester United will not be in a festive mood after a two-goal loss against Stoke City on Boxing Day and it might just seal Louis van Gaal’s future at Old Trafford.

The Reds fell to their fourth consecutive defeat after another listless performance and this marks the first time since 1961 that they have lost four games on the trot. It simply isn’t good enough for a team of United’s stature.

The defeat also means that United could drop to seventh in the Premier League by the end of proceedings today if results don’t go their way and it could spell the end of van Gaal’s managerial tenure with the Reds.

So, here’s four things we learned from today’s game: