Louis van Gaal has claimed that, despite failing to score against Newcastle yesterday, Manchester United fans should take comfort from the performance and accept we don’t need any new additions. United have scored two goals in three games this season, and one of those was an own goal, so the manager still has some way to go before convincing us this squad is good enough to compete.

No, that I have said already because, as a fan, you have to see how we have played this match. The performance was good and the fans were always behind the players. It was a fantastic match to watch but we were unlucky. We have to score our chances and, in the next match, we shall score maybe a goal out of three chances and that is better. The performance today was better though.