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Man Utd star urges team-mates to ease pressure on Louis van Gaal amid Jose Mourinho link
MANCHESTER UNITED defender Phil Jones has called on his under-performing team-mates to pull together to ease the heat on manager Louis van Gaal.
Phil Jones offers support to under-pressure boss Louis van Gaal
The Dutchman has come under increasing pressure and has faced the wrath of discontented fans amid a dismal run of results and dull displays.
United's 2-1 defeat to Norwich on Saturday was their third consecutive loss in a sequence which also saw them eliminated from the Champions League.
However, Jones claims the mood in the dressing room was worse during David Moyes' ill-fated season in charge two years ago.
The 23-year-old said: "I wouldn't say it's the lowest moment. I think it became pretty glum, if you like, under David Moyes and it was unfortunate. We weren't playing well at the time.