LVG rues missed opportunity

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Louis van Gaal has not given up on qualifying for the Champions League despite conceding Manchester United missed an opportunity in Tuesday’s defeat at West Ham.

Manchester United were 14 minutes away from crashing West Ham’s Boleyn Ground farewell after Anthony Martial’s double set them on course for a victory that would have seen them leapfrog Manchester City into fourth position.

But the Hammers staged a late, stirring comeback on their final outing at their historic ground to seal a 3-2 win, leaving Man United’s top-four hopes out of their hands heading into their final-day fixture against Bournemouth.

“It is the same story, we don’t have it in our hands but it is still possible, we can still catch Manchester City because they have to beat Swansea and that’s not so easy for them,” Van Gaal told Sky Sports.

“Bournemouth (on Sunday) is also not easy because we have to cope with this big disappointment. When you a 1-0 …

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