Smalling was stupid for getting red card,says Van Gaal

Thegoalmac can reveal that Louis van Gaal slammed Chris Smalling and labelled him "stupid" after he was given a red card for two bookable offences in the first half of Manchester United's 1-0 defeat to Manchester City.

Sincerely, i was really looking forward to what he was going to say after Smalling got the matching others. I agree with him totally on this, the first yellow card was even more stupid for me, trying to block Joe Hart from shooting the ball out and got yellow carded for me its simply childish at this level.
Continue to see what Mr honest and straight forward Van Gaal said and tell us what you think.
"In a derby you have to be careful - the second yellow card is a stupid yellow card," Van Gaal told BBC Sport.

"The sending off is not one of those things. As a player you have to control your aggression. I didn't see the first yellow but with the second, you know you already have a yellow, so have to handle it differently. I said that to the players."

The result means United have picked up just 13 points from the first 10 Premier League games of the season, but Van Gaal is convinced his side are just as good as City and Chelsea after facing both in the space of seven days.

"We are very close. You saw it against Chelsea and now against Manchester City. They are the two best clubs in this league and the difference is zero I think."

Next up for United is a clash with Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday as they look to close the four-point gap between themselves and the top four.