Louis van Gaal has urged Manchester United fans to remain calm and place their trust in his philosophy following a disappointing start to the Barclays Premier League season.

While the boss accepts he will always receive criticism from the media following defeats like last weekend’s to Swansea City, the Dutchman is confident the United faithful will show patience and allow him to implement his methods upon the players.
The Reds travel north to Sunderland this weekend and hope to rekindle the scintillating form that lit up this summer’s hugely successful pre-season tour of America, where no less than 18 goals were scored in five successive victories across the pond.
“Two weeks ago, I was the king of Manchester and now I am the devil of Manchester,” the boss told reporters. “It's the football world and it is especially the media in this football world. I think the fans of Manchester United are intelligent. I've already said in all the press conferences in the USA that it shall be difficult in the first three months for the players especially, but also for the fans.
“I said to Ed Woodward and the Glazer family that it's always like that and they have hired me because of my philosophy, not because I am a very nice person… which I am! They hired my philosophy. I am not hired to be fired, but to build up a team and that is a process which needs time. I have brought another philosophy to the club and that is difficult.“I have to give a lot of information and now we are in the process of a lot of information. For example, I have to drive at this moment on the left side and then I have to pay a lot of attention to drive properly. It costs me a lot of energy.”
Expanding on his point, van Gaal said: “I can imagine the fans are scared. They have seen already the last year and now seen also the first home match and then I can imagine that. 
"But they have to believe in the philosophy we bring in to this club and the players believe that. They have shown already in the United States, now they have to show it here. That needs time, I have already said.”