Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has explained his decision to drop Memphis Depay and Daley Blind from his lineup on Saturday was partly because of the Netherlands' European Championships failure this past week.

Van Gaal had dropped his fellow Dutchmen Depay and Blind and said that was because of his concerns for them after Holland's failure to qualify for Euro 2016.

"[My selection] is dependable on the game plan, it is dependable on the qualities of the opponents, which players I want to select for the lineup and also dependable on the defeat of the Dutch team," he explained.

United face CSKA Moscow in the Champions League and Van Gaal is likely to field a similar team.

"Now they have played very well, so I am not stupid, I won't change too much on Wednesday," he added.

Memphis Depay was dropped from Man United's lineup on Saturday. Julian Finney/Getty Images

Van Gaal warned Depay on Sunday that he risks following in the footsteps of Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao if he does not start buying into his philosophy.

Van Gaal revealed that his assistant, Ryan Giggs, has been trying to encourage the forward to follow the "team philosophy." But Van Gaal said it was down to the 21-year-old to implement the advice, warning should he fail to do so, he may meet the same fate as Di Maria and Falcao, who arrived amid much fanfare in the summer of 2014 but lasted just one season at Old Trafford.