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The Red Devils boss hit out at those who published rumours suggesting he was about to be removed from his position as manager at Old Trafford.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal demanded an apology from the media on Thursday for reports that he was set to be sacked as manager of the Premier League club. 

Van Gaal has come under increasing pressure since Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Norwich City, with stories suggesting that the Old Trafford hierarchy had sounded out Jose Mourinho as a possible replacement.

And the United boss, speaking at a press conference ahead of the match with Stoke City, requested that the media say sorry to him for reporting that his sacking was imminent.
“Has anybody in this room not a feeling to apologise to me?” Van Gaal said. “That’s what I am wondering.