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There is an unwanted parallel with Manchester United's last Dutch manager: the current United has scored as many Premier League goals as the pitiful 49 they scraped in Louis van Gaal's second season.

It is easy to forget when researching United's impotence this term how soporific the 2015-16 season was for the Old Trafford denizens.

Between Juan Mata's penalty against Wolfsburg on September 30 and Jesse Lingard's header against Stoke on February 2, the Scoreboard End - the goal United traditionally attack in the first half - did not witness a single goal.

In 11 successive home matches, the interval scoreline read: 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-1, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0. Also read: Exclusive: United interested in Anderlecht goalkeeper Supporters voted with their feet to oppose Van Gaal's stultifying style.

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