Losing to West Ham, Coach Van Gaal still believes MU can enter top 4

Man Utd had a poor match against host West Ham in the make-up match of round 35 of the Premier League. A match in which they tried hard but Martial's double was not enough to help the 'Red Devils' earn even a single point in this match.

There was an incident before the match, that is the Red Devils' bus was attacked by West Ham fans. This is also the reason for coach Van Gaal to blame this defeat. He said: "We cannot predict the situations that happened before the match, that is not normal. I have experience but my players do not, they were affected. However, I do not want to say that is an excuse for this defeat."

Van Gaal's future is uncertain after the make-up match.

He also expressed disappointment after leading 2-1 but losing 2-3. "It was a difficult moment, they played well. However, we still played organised football, but when you are 2-1 up you should have kept the ball better, the players did not do that.

West Ham were under pressure after the goal but they did everything they could to win. If you are a professional player you need to know how to deal with situations like this."

This defeat caused MU to miss the chance to win the top 4 from Man City and they no longer have the right to decide in this race. However, Van Gaal still believes that MU can enter the top 4.

"In the last game of the season, we can overtake Man City in the table. They can lose and we can win. I think this is completely possible because Swansea are playing very well."

As for West Ham coach Slaven Bilic, he praised his players' fighting spirit. "It was a special match, the pressure on us was huge but the players showed great spirit. We didn't want to lose and fought for victory. This is a victory for the players."

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