Andreas Pereira urges Manchester United to "stick together"

Manchester United youngster Andreas Pereira has encouraged his teammates to "stick together" ahead of tomorrow's Premier League encounter against Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Yesterday's 2-0 defeat away at Stoke City extended United's winless run in all competitions to seven matches, which in turn has resulted in suggestions that manager Louis van Gaal is on the verge of losing his job.

Nevertheless, Pereira has stressed that the Red Devils must put their recent negative form behind them if they are to collect a positive result from the visit of the West Londoners.

"Of course, Stoke played really well, but I think we have to look at ourselves and make sure we do better. It's not long until the next game [against Chelsea] so I think we have to move on from this game and forget about the loss," the 19-year-old told the club's official website.

"We just have to keep working hard and stick together now. We have to focus on Monday's game and make sure we do better, in order to get the three points. It's important to get the three points in the next game."

United go into the clash against the Blues in sixth position.