Van Gaal stands firm on Falcao

Premier League

MANCHESTER United boss Louis van Gaal will not bow to fan pressure and persist with Radamel Falcao if his younger, less famous players perform better than the €300,000 a-week loan striker.

The Colombian is on a season-long deal from Monaco and wants to earn a permanent move to Old Trafford but he went about it all the wrong the way at Loftus Road by missing a handful of guilt-edge chances that a player of his calibre, on his salary, should have buried.