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# Man United 0-1 Southampton: Post-Match Comments

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal felt that the ‘lucky’ team won today, as Southampton snatched all three points at Old Trafford.

Charlie Austin’s late winner ensured that United fell further behind in the race for the top four, but in truth, it was a drab encounter between the two sides and neither deserved to get anything from the game.

The discontent at the Red Devils’ performance at the Theatre of Dreams grew throughout the game and at the full-time whistle, the Stretford End sent van Gaal and the United side down the tunnel with jeers and whistles – something that is certainly a rare occurrence.

![Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2016/01/506417850.jpg)

However, the fans may be at the end of their tether. Today marked the eleventh straight game at Old Trafford in which the score was goalless at half-time and for every step United take forwards, they go two steps backwards.

Here’s what the Dutchman had to say in his [post-match interview](https://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/Jan/manager-reaction-louis-van-gaal-responds-to-manchester-united-v-southampton.aspx):

> *I think it was a poor performance – two teams who are not creating any chances and the lucky one has won. I had the fear already in advance with every change I did as we became weaker in the defence because \[Marouane\] Fellaini is a tall guy, \[Matteo\] Darmian is also a defender and he was out.*
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> *I had the fear but we don’t have to make that kind of foul, I think, and I changed \[Cameron\] Borthwick-Jackson for more of an attacker because I want to win this kind of even game, even when you are playing poorly. Adnan \[Januzaj\] could have scored also the equaliser in the last minute. It is not like that. We have lost and I cannot change that.*

![Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2016/01/506416726.jpg)

> *I can only say what I have seen. I think that, after a row of three victories and a draw in 2016, then you have a lot of confidence. That I didn’t see today. Also, the expectations are very high and the pressure for the players is also high because of that.*
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> *Of course, at half-time, I changed Juan Mata and saw, in the first 15 minutes, we were better and the fans were behind the team and cheering for the team. Darmian was injured and then it was gone. It’s a pity we didn’t continue with our momentum.*
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> *Of course, I have also seen the match and it was a very difficult match. The two teams were well organised but didn’t have the creativity to create chances. The lucky one has won but the fans want to see a winning Manchester United and we could not provide that for them.*

United are now five points adrift of Spurs in fourth place, after they came from behind to beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park today.