Louis van Gaal has thanked Manchester United's hierarchy for their continued investment in his squad rather than dishing him out a dressing down for the club's poor start to the season. Van Gaal is yet to taste victory in the United hotseat with two defeats and two draws from his opening four games in charge. The Red Devils are currently 14th in the Premier League with two points after three matches, but the Dutchman's low point in his early tenure at Old Trafford came in a humiliating 4-0 thrashing at League One side MK Dons in the Capital One Cup second round. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Manchester United's Radamel Falcao's incredible career so far. Thumbs up: Louis van Gaal has thanked Manchester United's hierarchy for investing in his squad. Embarrasing: Van Gaal could only watch on as United were thrashed 4-0 by MK Dons in the Capital One Cup. Despite the alarming start, United's board have backed the 63-year-old by spending over £150million this summer - with Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao both arriving on transfer deadline day. The spending spree at Old Trafford has come as a welcome surprise to Van Gaal who recieved a heavy rollicking for a similar poor start whilst in charge of Bayern Munich by general manager Uli Hoeness. Stellar signing: Radamel Falcao is one of Van Gaal's summer transfers to Old Trafford-. All smiles: Daley Blind joined United in a £14million move from Ajax on transfer deadline day. 'My start at Bayern Munich was just as bad as my start with Manchester United. But the big differenre was that at Bayern I had already been called in for a major showdown with director Uli Hoeness, who wanted an explanation,' he told the Daily Mirror. 'And what have United done? They have just bought more players for me. They kept buying players. They are supporting me. 'That is a sign of trust in the manager. I feel their trust and belief in my ability. It is not just a matter of believing in my football philosophy, but in me as a person too.' Like our dedicated Manchester United Facebook page. Under pressure: Van Gaal was given a dressing down whilst at Bayern Munich after a similar poor start.

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Louis van Gaal has thanked Manchester United for spending heavily this summer. Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao both joined on transfer deadline day. Van Gaal has had a poor start at United - drawing and losing two matches. United have spent over £150million this summer despite the poor start. Dutchman suffered a similar poor start at Bayern Munich but was given a dressing down instead of continued investment.

By. Ben Spencer. PUBLISHED:. 20:09 EST, 7 August 2013. |. UPDATED:. 03:45 EST, 8 August 2013. Sir Benjamin Slade claims to have recently spotted a big cat roaming around his grounds. When eccentric aristocrat Sir Benjamin Slade picked up one of his many guns last month and strode out onto his estate, he claimed he was trying to protect the public from a mysterious big cat stalking his lands. But it seems not everyone wanted his protection. A member of the public complained to the police that they felt threatened after pictures of gun-toting Sir Benjamin, 67, were published in the Daily Mail and other newspapers. The call resulted in a visit from armed police demanding to inspect his collection of 150 ﬁrearms. The baronet had to intercept the ofﬁcers at the gates of Maunsel House, near Bridgwater, Somerset, as he had hired the venue out for a wedding and feared the guests would be upset. Sir Benjamin, who made his fortune as a shipping magnate, said that it was the fourth time his guns had been investigated and that he had contacted his MP to complain about the police response. He previously made headlines last year when police staged a dramatic raid on his home, which saw him charged with possessing a firearm without a certificate and breaching a shotgun certificate by leaving a weapon unsecured. On that occasion he said he had used the shotgun to shoot at foxes from his bedroom window. Sir Benjamin posed for the latest pictures after numerous sightings of what he claimed was a large puma stalking his grounds. A staff member even managed to take a photo of the mysterious black animal on his mobile phone. Sir Benjamin, who named the cat the Beast of North Newton after the village nearest his estate, told the Mail last month: ‘I think it is bigger than most cats, probably bigger than a puma. ‘When I saw the photo, it was visibly huge. The grass in the  picture is two-and-a-half foot high. ‘We need to get this thing shot because it may kill a young child or dog. A member of the public complained to the police that they felt threatened after pictures of gun-toting Sir Benjamin were published in the Daily Mail. ‘Plus, I need the head to put in my collection.’ A few days after the story was published Avon and Somerset Police telephoned Sir Benjamin to say they had received a complaint. They arranged to inspect his weapons on Wednesday last week. Mysterious: What appears to be a big cat in a picture taken by Sir Benjamin Slade at Maunsel House, Somerset. He told them he had a wedding booked that day but they would not reschedule - and he had no choice but to warn the couple that their happy day could be interrupted by a raid. The ofﬁcers checked the gun from the photograph and were satisﬁed that it was deactivated, but Sir Benjamin had to persuade them not to do a full inspection of his 150 weapons, which include 400-year-old muskets, a tommy gun, blunderbusses, a 12-bore Churchill shotgun and an AK47 assault riﬂe. The baronet, whose family have lived in Maunsel House since 1772 and are descended from royalty, told the Daily Telegraph: ‘We tried to keep the police out the way. You’ve got to really, it makes people nervous, they might stop drinking. ‘They [the police] wanted to check every gun in the bar and the house … there are guns on the wall everywhere. 'They would have been all crawling around the bar and the house, pulling things off the wall, which is not very helpful.’ Sir Benjamin said his weapons were all deactivated and had been inspected by police two years ago. The previous raid, last May, saw 18 armed ofﬁcers swarm the property in a raid that included roadblocks and a surveillance helicopter. All his licensed guns were conﬁscated and so what remains of his collection is deactivated. Deactivated weapons do not require a licence and are not covered by any legislation. An aerial view of Bathurst Estate with mansion house surrounded by the world's highest yew hedge. Sir Benjamin added: ‘We have Uzi machine guns, we have tommy guns, we have East German copies, we have American things, it helps get the sales up in the bar. They’re all deactivated, they do not work.’ Avon and Somerset police last night confirmed that they had visited Maunsel House. Supt Ian Wylie said: ‘We received a call from a member of the public who was concerned about a ﬁrearm. We attended a property to carry out a check but are satisﬁed that the weapon is decommissioned. 'We take all calls about ﬁrearms very seriously and need to make sure that ﬁrearms holders have the appropriate licences.’

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Sir Benjamin Slade says the 'Beast of North Norton' has been on his land. Photos of him appeared in the Daily Mail brandishing his gun. The 67-year-old aristocrat said he was protecting the public from a big cat. Member of public said they felt threatened and police were called.