Van Gaal: Chelsea and Manchester City on another level to United.

The Dutchman concedes that 12 points from eight games at the start of his tenure has been "too few" and hopes that his side can turn things around, starting against Chelsea.

Louis van Gaal has bemoaned his start to life as Manchester United manager, admitting there is a big gap between his side and Premier League favourites Chelsea and Manchester City.

United twice battled back from behind to rescue a 2-2 draw against West Brom on Monday as they failed to secure the three points that would have carried them up into the top four.

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And with Chelsea, whom United face next in Sunday's crunch clash at Old Trafford, now 10 points ahead of Van Gaal's side at the top of the table, the Dutchman says that the Red Devils have not been good enough.

He told the press of their points tally: "It's not too good. When we see the games, normally we are the better team. When you have 12 points out of eight games, in my opinion eight points is too few.

"Now we have to play against Chelsea. It's another level, you cannot compare West Brom, with great respect to them because it's fantastic to play here, with the stadium and fans.

"But I think Chelsea is another level and Manchester City also, so we have to see if we can beat them."

On Marouane Fellaini, who came off the bench to score his first United goal in the draw with West Brom, Van Gaal added: "He was a very good substitution, I think. Until now he has always been injured and we have had to build him up.

"We could not use him the last two weeks because he was away with Belgium and that was a pity but now he has his first 45 minutes so that's good."