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Embattled Manchester United manager, Louis Van Gaal, has been berated by the club’s former winger, Andrei Kanchelskis.

Kanchelskis, who played for the club under Sir Alex Ferguson from 1991 to 1995, scores the 64-year-old low on leadership.

The Ukraine-born former Russia international insists that Van Gaal lacks an understanding of English football and that is why he is facing the current problems at United.

“I am disappointed with the way United are playing,” Kanchelskis said.

“Under Alex Ferguson, we played in a more attacking style of football and played in a 4-4-2. Van Gaal sees things differently. This is not a head coach for Manchester United.

“I just don’t think that Van Gaal understands English football. A team needs to have leaders, like Bryan Robson, Roy Keane, Peter Schmeichel, who can give the right things at the necessary moment and can show their leadership qualities.

“The coach does not want this and this is the reason for such disastrous results.”

Forty-six-year-old Kanchelski believes that the Dutchman should be given till the end of the season before the management makes a decision.

‘’He needs to be given until the end of the season and then a decision should be made,” he said.

‘’Chelsea have already made a stupid mistake in sacking Mourinho. Manchester City are also close to making the same mistake.’’

Van Gaal stormed out of a press conference on Wednesday following speculations of a possible sack if he failed to impress in the club’s next games before year-end.