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		</div><p>Under-fire Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal claims he has received supportive messages from Alex Ferguson, Ed Woodward and David Gill during a difficult few days which ended with him launching an angry monologue against the media.</p>
<p>Van Gaal stunned the assembled press pack at Carrington when he walked out of his weekly press conference after taking just three questions.</p>
<p>In a five-minute monologue, Van Gaal accused the media of trying to undermine him in his position as United manager.</p>
<p>The Dutchman demanded an apology – which he did not get – from the reporters in the media room at the club’s training ground, and then walked out, saying as he walked past a table full of wine and mince pies which had been laid on for the media: “I wish you a merry Christmas and also maybe a happy new year when I see you. Enjoy the wine and a mince pie. Goodbye.”</p>
<p>Rumours have been circulating all week that Van Gaal could lose his job after taking United on a six-match winless run.</p>
<p>United are now out of the Champions League and have dropped to fifth in the table.</p>
<p>And with Jose Mourinho now available and willing to take the United job if the opportunity arises, speculation has been rife that executive vice-chairman Woodward is set to make a change.</p>
<p>But Van Gaal says he has been called by Woodward, his predecessor David Gill &#8211; who is still on the United board – and former manager Ferguson in recent days.</p>
<p>He added: “You have to stick by the facts and when I get calls off Alex Ferguson and David Gill and Ed Woodward because you are creating something that is not good, what is not being the facts, now I have to answer questions. I don’t think I want to do it.”</p>
<p>Van Gaal insists he has felt the ”warmth” of the players and his staff at the club’s training ground this week despite the stories surrounding him, which appeared after United dropped out of the top four.</p>
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<p>He said: ”I want to say only I have tried to lift the confidence of my players. I have done everything this week.</p>
<p>”I held meetings with the players, with my members of staff, I hold a Christmas lunch, I did a speech and I feel the warmth and support of everybody in Carrington, this AON Training Complex.</p>
<p>”But I didn’t feel that in the media and of course I can imagine that you can write about that subject.</p>
<p>”We are not in a good position but four weeks ago we were first in the Premier League and in four weeks’ time we can be back in that position again.”</p>
<p>Van Gaal can lift the spirit of fans by ending United’s poor run at Stoke on St Stephen&#8217;s Day.</p>
<p>”I only say now I am focused on Stoke City,” he said. ”I help my players.”</p>
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