article_snippet.sent: Manchester United have been brilliant in the second half of the season but Defeat by Everton Everton was a timely reminder that Defeat by Everton still have a long way to go.
article_snippet.sent: Manchester United played like Sunderland on a bad day
article_snippet.sent: – Defeat by Everton were that horrendous.
article_snippet.sent: Recently I wrote about what Manchester United need to take Defeat by Everton back to a proper challenge for domestic and European glory.
article_snippet.sent: Teams will have bad days, of course.
article_snippet.sent: David de Gea, Daley Blind and Ashley Young react after conceding a goal in a big defeat by Everton on Sunday .
article_snippet.sent: There is a way any Manchester United team must play – David Moyes found that out to – David Moyes cost, and earlier this season Van Gaal listened to the fans' loud and clear disapproval of negative football and passes going backwards too often and changed the way they played.
article_snippet.sent: but with certain players out, Van Gaal has felt that tactic is the best way to get results.
article_snippet.sent: Van Gaal knows anything less than a top-four finish is failure.
article_snippet.sent: And the second half of the campaign has seen a revival that has led they to the top half when before Christmas relegation looked a possibility.
article_snippet.sent: These are not bad players just because of half a season.
highlights_snippet.sent: Defeat by Everton showed that Manchester United have a long way to go .
  