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Louis van Gaal: 'I will not resign'

Louis van Gaal insists that he will not resign from his post as manager of Manchester United.

Louis van Gaal has ruled out resigning as Manchester United manager after seeing his side extend their winless run to eight games with a goalless draw at home to Chelsea tonight.

The under-fire Dutchman had previously suggested that he could quit his post rather than be sacked by the club's board, but tonight insisted that he had a 'contract to fulfil'.

Speaking to BT Sport after the final whistle, Van Gaal praised his side for their performance in a match which they dominated but failed to find the net.

"When the players can give such a performance, with this lot of pressure, then there's not any reason to resign for me," he said. "Maybe the media wants that but I shall not do that.

"I have a contract, so it's not a question of staying, it's a question of fulfilling my contract."

Van Gaal also dismissed the question of whether he could be sacked by the board as 'not interesting'.

"It's for me not an interesting subject because I can not have any influence on that," he said. "I can only work with my players. You have seen that the players are fighting for me and they have given a good performance [tonight].

"Even after this result the fans were applauding so I cannot say that I am very much concerned but in this football world you never know. I have full confidence in the board and that's also more important from my players."

The draw leaves United sixth in the Premier League table, four points off the Champions League places.

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