article_snippet: Louis van Gaal first season with Manchester United is in danger of turning into a complete mess following the the FA Cup defeat by Arsenal in the FA Cup.
article_snippet: The Dutchman has enjoyed a stellar career but there are signs that The Dutchman has yet to grasp the demands of the Barclays Premier League and The Dutchman decisions have left Manchester United facing a huge fight to salvage some respectability.
article_snippet: Here Sportsmail looks at some of the mistakes that Louis van Gaal has made.
article_snippet: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal (left) and assistant Ryan Giggs during their  defeat by Arsenal in the FA Cup .
article_snippet: There was an inevitability the England striker would return to haunt Louis van Gaal.
article_snippet: Manchester United's manager may have been happy to sanction that deal to Arsenal in the FA Cup last summer but, in many ways, it was a mistake and shows the shifting values of Manchester United.
article_snippet: Why did they allow a young English player whose best days are ahead of United's manager to leave and replace United's manager with someone on an extreme salary who was recovering from injury?
article_snippet: Louis van Gaal prides Louis van Gaal on working with young talent, so keeping Welbeck should have made sense.
article_snippet: they are pushing caused shock against Arsenal in the FA Cup that Falcao was overlooked when Manchester United were losing but has the Colombian really done anything to justify being at Old Trafford?
article_snippet: Louis van Gaal mistake was letting Welbeck leave and bringing in a player who wasn't guaranteed to suit English football.
article_snippet: However, Louis van Gaal made an error that night by selecting a weak team to take on MK Dons in the Capital One Cup.
article_snippet: With no European commitments, Louis van Gaal should have gone full strength to give Manchester United a chance of competing for silverware.
article_snippet: Instead, Louis van Gaal selected six players who are no longer at the club and that 4-0 capitulation increased scrutiny at an early stage.
article_snippet: No coach should throw away an opportunity to win a competition but that is what Manchester United did against League One opponents.
article_snippet: No coach should throw away an opportunity to win a competition but Louis van Gaal did against MK Dons .
article_snippet: But Louis van Gaal has muddied the picture by playing Louis van Gaal deep at times and not utilising Louis van Gaal talents.
article_snippet: Louis van Gaal has muddied the picture by playing Wayne Rooney's deep at times and not utilising Louis van Gaal talents .
article_snippet: Has Louis van Gaal presided over a performance this season that has been universally lauded for attractive football?
article_snippet: Manchester United have lacked a good style since Louis van Gaal took charge during the summer after the World Cup .
article_snippet: Firing Van Gaal took charge during the summer after the World Cup up to Marouane Fellaini .
article_snippet: Marouane Fellaini is a good player and Marouane Fellaini has made a contribution for Louis van Gaal this season but Marouane Fellaini continued presence in the team is now proving a hindrance.
article_snippet: Van Gaal took charge during the summer after the World Cup had the issue when Andy Carroll played for them in that Van Gaal took charge during the summer after the World Cup became too easy to smash a ball up to the big presence at the top of the field and Manchester United are falling in to that trap.
article_snippet: Louis van Gaal is a coach whose teams historically play attractive football but Marouane Fellaini is making Manchester United a more primitive outfit.
article_snippet: Louis van Gaal talks of philosophies and systems but doesn't it just make sense to play players in players best positions?
article_snippet: Lately (Di) Maria looks to be confused by what Louis van Gaal wants.
article_snippet: Football should, essentially, be a simple game but Van Gaal's tactics can be confusing and nothing shows that up more than whether Van Gaal's is playing three defenders or four.
article_snippet: Van Gaal's ego meant Van Gaal's was always going to be single-minded in Van Gaal's approach to this job
article_snippet: but maybe Van Gaal's has underestimated how true Manchester United fans are to traditions.
highlights_snippet: Louis van Gaal has made several big mistakes in Louis van Gaal first season in England .
  
highlights_snippet: Louis van Gaal deserves more time to fix Man Utd woes .
  
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