It was a case of same-old, same-old for United fans as they watched their side capitulate to Tottenham at White Hart Lane, sparking scenes reminiscent of their last trip to North London earlier this season.
It's widely accepted by many that José Mourinho will take the hot seat at Old Trafford next season, and the Portuguese manager's comments live from Anthony Joshua's fight last night will do little to dispel the rumours.
The inertia of Van Gaal's post-match interviews has long been the source of much frustration for United fans, and once again he strangely praised his side for "playing well" before, well, you know the rest.
The odd trend of many Liverpool fans not hating Gary Neville as a pundit may yet continue with United fans warming to Carragher, because he hit the nail on the head regarding their chief gripe with Van Gaal during his analysis on Sky Sports today:
He's talking about Tottenham as if they're Real Madrid!
Even United fans will be the first to admit that what Carragher has said is about the crux of the issue; the Dutchman saying things like 'we played well' when United clearly didn't, and merely accepting that his side were inferior to the likes of Spurs.
Of course the truth is that they were - and are - inferior to Tottenham in almost every position - a far cry from the 'Lads, it's Tottenham' days of the Alex Ferguson era.
