The 3 - 1 reverse to Wigan was Blackpool's fifth in a six -
match winless run which has seen the club continue its worrying avalanche down the table.
Van Gaal's position at United has come under increased scrutiny from supporters, pundits and ex-players following a five -
match winless run which has seen United slip to fourth place in the Premier League and go out of the Champions League.
Not exact matches
It extends our
winless run against the Blues to nine league
matches which will probably provide the critics with more ammunition to suggest that Arsenal do not deliver against the big teams when it matters, but it is how we respond to adversity that will define our season.
Saturday's 1 - 1 draw with free - falling Blackpool at home stretched their
winless run to four in the league, having won just one of their last nine Premiership
matches in a destructive sequence
which has destroyed any hope they had of competing in the Champions League for a second consecutive season.
A win there will end the three
match winless run, turning it into a three
match winning streak,
which could put their season back on track after a short period of undesirable results.
Bournemouth are on a long
winless eight
match run during
which time they have conceded 21 goals, they are without a league victory in 2017 (since Nathan Ake was recalled by Chelsea) and have never beaten a London side in the Premier League on home turf.