Five Things Louis Van Gaal Must Do To Make Inconsistent Manchester United Title Challengers

3) Defend better

Once the system and line-up are sorted, the defence will improve naturally.

Still, van Gaal must consider playing a more defensive shape against better sides. He can’t rely on David de Gea to save his side every week. He must decide which of his unreliable cast of defenders he can rely on, and which of them must go.