Stats LVG won’t want to see

Manchester United have finished the Premier League season outside of the Champions League qualifying spots – and here are some stats under pressure boss Louis van Gaal won’t want to see.

The Dutchman was booed by some United fans on Tuesday night, following his side’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth.

The result was only good enough to secure fifth-place in the league and, despite an FA Cup final against Crystal Palace on Saturday, speculation over Van Gaal’s future is rife.

Here, we take a look at some of the numbers behind a frustrating season for United…

POINTS

Manchester United finished the season on 66 points. Only once before have they ended a Premier League campaign with fewer – the 64 points they managed under David Moyes and Ryan Giggs in 2013/14.

United recorded their joint-lowest number of wins in a Premier League season. They were victorious just 19 times – the same total they managed in that 2013/14 Moyes campaign.

United were beaten 10 times in the Premier League – only the second time they have reached double figures in defeats. They lost 12 times in 2013/14.

GOALS

Perhaps Manchester United’s most obvious problem this season has been goalscoring. United have set a new club record for the fewest goals scored in a Premier League season after netting just 49 times in 2015/16.

United’s previous low was 58 in 2004/05, …

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