Happy New Year celebration will evaporate for Manchester United manager LVG, if his side fail to win struggling Swansea City at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Man United FC are on an eight-match winless streak in all competitions and the Dutchman, whose team briefly topped the premier league table in September, is under pressure as media speculation swirls around his future.
Swansea City, who have already sack manager Garry Monk and are now under caretaker Alan Curtis, have been a bogey team for the triple European champions even though the club have only one away league victory this season.
The Swansea have won their last three Premier League matches against United by a 2-1 margin, including at the end of August when they turned their game formation around by switching from a 4-2-3-1 to a diamond formation at the Liberty Stadium.
They also ruined the Dutchman first competitive game as United manager on the opening day of the 2014-15 season at Old Trafford.
With Swansea been in 17th place, and United sixth, the Van Gaal should get the victory he needs but anything less will turn more pressure on him.
"The previous year was one full of mixed emotions and we did not finish 2015 on a high as we'would have hoped," The Dutch wrote in his programme notes for his first game of 2016.
"We understand it will be hard and know we have to be creative and take our chances if we are going to end this run without a win."
Liverpool FC has been on the same points with United, can add to the pressure if they take three points at West Ham United in Saturday's mid-day kickoff.
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