Manchester United had been top of the Premier League in November, but in December they were knocked out of the Champions League and then suffered a number of damaging league defeats to Stoke, Bournemouth and Norwich.

Louis van Gaal: "When you see what we have done against top five, what we have done against bottom five is not a good average. Month of December caused us big damage. We have our his own reasons for that because of injuries. You have to cope with that. When it is so much in the same positions it is hard.

"I always talk about facts, not hypothetical circumstances and activities. I can only say at the end of November we were first position. Then we had the injuries. What would have happened you can never tell. Leicester are the champions. I have great respect for them and they deserve the championship."