As if any further evidence were needed that bald results scalp plain reason in football, it has been forthcoming in the reaction to two matches this midweek. The 4-0 defeat of Manchester United’s virtual reserve team at MK Dons provided an eye-popping score-line, sure enough. But it is not by a headlining exit from that little old cup, which changes its identity more often than Spurs swap managers, that Louis van Gaal will be judged. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Louis van Gaal: A new team is not built in one month Don for: Anderson and his Manchester United team-mates look forlorn at stadium:mk
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Man Utd's defeat at MK Dons was an irrelevance
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Man United are a team in transition and will struggle
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Arsenal were lauded for scraping past Besiktas
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Sepp Blatter staying as FIFA president is a win for world football
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If Malky Mackay is the embodiment of football crassness, the Rotherham scandal typifies the political class
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