Manchester United denied and Louis van Gaal rants on

Chelsea 1 Manchester United 1: Just when it seemed Louis van Gaal was about to gain the upper hand in his bid to stay at Old Trafford – at least in the short term — a late goal from Diego Costa, and another round of bizarre post-match ramblings from the United manager, have left everything back up in the air.

Manchester United denied and Louis van Gaal rants on

With 90 minutes gone at Stamford Bridge, United were deservedly leading 1-0 through an excellent Jesse Lingard goal and on course for their sixth win in eight games during 2016, hardly the record of a manager seemingly under pressure as he faces reports that Jose Mourinho is being interviewed for his job.

But nothing is that simple for United any more; and by the time Costa had grabbed a late equaliser and van Gaal had upped the ante in his increasingly bitter relationship with the media, the picture didn’t look so rosy.

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