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Manchester United's manager Louis van Gaal arrives for the Champions League group B soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Manchester United in Wolfsburg, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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UK Back Pages: Louis Van Gaal Scorned for Man Utd Champions League Exit

Ryan BaileyDec 8, 2015

Tuesday night's Champions League action brought with it plenty of drama—and no less than 30 goals—but the main headlines were written when the final whistle blew at Wolfsburg's Volkswagen Arena. 

The back pages are dominated by Manchester United's failure to qualify for the Champions League Round of 16, following a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Die Wolfe.

The Times' Henry Winter didn't mince his word when delivering his verdict:

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The Independent featured an image of Louis Van Gaal looking rather unimpressed on the bench, describing the performance as "woeful":

The Daily Mail accompanied the same image with a rather blunt "Loser Van Gaal" headline:

The Telegraph, meanwhile, let the image of LVG do the talking, keeping the back page as sparse as United's defending:

The Guardian lead with Manchester United's woes, while also drawing attention to Daniel Sturridge's latest injury and Jose Mourinho's latest insistence that Chelsea will stand by him:

The Star went with a "Eur Out!" pun, while Thibaut Courtois is quoted as being embarrassed at the prospect of playing Europa League football this season:

The Sun might have won the headline game with their action hero effort, while also drawing attention to Arsene Wenger's pre-match "war cry":

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