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Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal urged his team “to stick together” as he set a target of three successive victories to keep his side in the Premier League title race.<\/p>\n

A 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday means United have won just two of their last seven league games.<\/p>\n

They are fourth in the standings, three points behind leaders Manchester City.<\/p>\n

“Losing two in a row is disappointing, now we have to stay in a position to keep fighting,” said Van Gaal.<\/p>\n

“We now have to win three matches in a row to still be up there after Christmas.”<\/p>\n

‘Title not out of reach’<\/strong>
\nUnited, without a win in their last five games in all competitions, host Norwich next Saturday before travelling to Stoke on Boxing Day and then entertaining Chelsea on 28 December.<\/p>\n

Leicester, second in table and with a game in hand over United, host Jose Mourinho’s side on Monday and a win for the Foxes would leave Van Gaal’s side five points off the top.<\/p>\n

Asked if United can still challenge for the title, the Dutchman added: “We have the selection to do that, but we are in a very difficult position because of injuries.<\/p>\n

“We have to play a lot of youngsters, who have played well, but we have to make a revival because we have lost two matches in a row.”<\/p>\n

‘The players are committed’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bournemouth’s goals both game from set-pieces, which Van Gaal described as “unacceptable”.<\/p>\n

However, he praised the attitude of his players, who he believes are firmly behind him.<\/p>\n

“You have to perform in a certain way,” he added. “I was pleased with what I saw in the first half.<\/p>\n

“For me the most important thing is the commitment of my players to perform as we have agreed and I can only tell they want to do that.”<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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