Man Utd loss to Arsenal: I was amazed and disappointed, Van Gaal says

Manchester Untied boss, Louis van Gaal has expressed amazement at the way his side played in the first half of their 3-0 loss to Arsenal on Sunday.

"I didn't expect that. I was surprised." Van Gaal said "No performing our game plan, no will to win.

"We were top of the league so I was surprised -- maybe 'amazed' is a better word. When you give a team like Arsenal so much space to play football, you know you shall lose.

"We have prepared ourselves in that way, to play more compact but not to lose our aggression. It was amazing for me and very disappointing.

"I don't know why it turned out like that. Normally I say things how I see them in the game. The players are in an emotional moment because we have lost.

"We have lost in a way you cannot lose when you are top of the league. You cannot start like that. The worst thing is everyone is flying away [for internationals]. So I cannot build a new situation to build up confidence."

Man Utd entered the weekend topping the Premier League standings, but now stand at 3rd place after the shocking performance which saw Alexis Sánchez scoring two goals at the 6th and 19th minute, while Mesut Özil netted one at the 7th minute.