Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says the Europa League can rescue their season.

Van Gaal won the competition in 1992, when it was the UEFA Cup, during his time in charge of Ajax.

And he can see similarities between that campaign and this season with United. LVG said: “I was at Ajax and we lost our first three games.

“The fans were shouting for Johan Cruyff to have my job, but we ended up winning the UEFA Cup."