Radamel Falcao ’ s miserable stint at Manchester United hit a new low on Tuesday night when he was dumped into the reserves by manager Louis van Gaal . Falcao has not played a minute for United ’ s first team since being dragged off in the home win over Sunderland last month and was left on the bench as Van Gaal ’ s team were knocked out of the FA Cup by Arsenal on Monday night . Now the £250,000-a-week loan signing from Monaco has suffered the indignity of being made to play in the Under 21s against Tottenham . He didn ’ t score and was taken off as it ended 1-1 . Radamel Falcao was humiliated by being dumped in Manchester United 's Under 21s team on Tuesday night . Louis van Gaal could be waving goodbye to Falcao in the summer after dropping him to the reserves . The Colombia striker ’ s demotion underlines Van Gaal ’ s concern over his fitness . The United manager usually asks senior players to play at this level only if they are on their way back from injury . Falcao has been injury-free since recovering from a thigh strain in November and is unlikely to be pleased at being asked to drop down a level when he is desperate to prove he is worth a permanent deal . Falcao did not manage to get on the scoresheet against Tottenham Hotspur 's Under 21s and was poor . The £250,000-a-week loanee tries to escape from Tottenham 's Gongani Khumalo ( left ) and Grant Ward ( right ) Having scored only four times in six months , Falcao ’ s chances of being retained in the summer are almost nil . But he feels he has not always been given a fair crack of the whip by Van Gaal . Sportsmail reported earlier this year that the 29-year-old feels he has to work twice as hard to impress Van Gaal than other players . Van Gaal ( back , left ) did not bring on Falcao ( middle , second right ) in Monday night 's FA Cup defeat to Arsenal .
Radamel Falcao played in the Manchester United Under 1 side on Tuesday . Manager Louis van Gaal dumped Falcao after his recent performances . Van Gaal rarely does that apart from for players coming back from injury . But Falcao has not been injured and is almost certain to leave in summer .