Van Gaal: How is this possible?

Louis van Gaal was at a loss to explain this and few of the 31,784 in the crowd could comprehend it either. Leading 3-1 on the hour mark, it looked like being the afternoon where Manchester United followed up their 4-0 win over QPR with another performance that suggested they may be in with a shout of the Premier League title.

Angel Di Maria had scored an early contender for goal of the season, but while the attacking prowess had initially masked the defensive shortcomings, van Gaal was in for a late shock.