Louis van Gaal urges players be ‘horny and hungry’

Louis van Gaal wants his players to be “horny”, hungry and full of desire as Manchester United look to avoid a humiliating European exit to FC Midtjylland tonight.

A bleak season would reach a new low at Old Trafford tonight should the Danish champions follow up last week’s shock 2-1 win and progress from this Europa League last-32 tie.

Midtjylland were only formed in 1999 and their own sporting director, Claus Steinlein, even admitted it would still be “a bit of a miracle” if they can progress past the three-time Euro champions.