Louis van Gaal says Manchester United must beat Manchester City in Sundays derby showdown to prevent their season being over. A 1-1 draw at home to Liverpool was not enough to prevent a Europa League last-16 exit on an aggregate score of 3-1 to leave the Red Devils fighting against the odds to qualify for the Champions League via their domestic form.They trail City by four points in the Premier League and they meet their local rivals at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 3.30pm. I hope City is the catalyst. We have to beat City and we have a chance to still qualify (for Champions League), he said.There is always pressure. Expectations are very high so pressure for these players is always very high. We can cope with that but we were not lucky (against Liverpool).We had to recover from the West Ham game (last Sunday) and Liverpool had a week free and you could see that in the last 15 minutes and now we have the same against City.But we keep our confidence because Arsenal had the same benefit three weeks ago and we beat them also (3-2). Louis van Gaal says victory over Man City will keep their season alive Van Gaal insists he had nothing but pride in his players despite them failing to get the job done at home to their arch-rivals.The concession of brilliant goal by Philippe Coutinho just before half-time, cancelling out Anthony Martials penalty, meant United had to score three more and that never looked likely.In the second half, we tried to raise ourselves out of disappointment but you know, the fans know, everyone knows we have to score three goals and that was more difficult, he said. 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While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April.Injuries over the last 18 months have given Sam Oldham plenty of time to plot his assault on the Olympic stage. The 22-year-old gymnast from Nottingham is fit, fired up and buzzing for the final leg in pushing for his Rio spot.Standards are supremely high in the GB team, so how is Sam coping with the pressure? And how does he relax when he steps out of the gym?Here are the thoughts from the Sky Academy Sports Scholar.....1. WITH SIX MONTHS TO GO, SUM UP YOUR FEELINGS IN THREE WORDSTunnel vision. Motivation. Excitement.2. WHO IS YOUR OLYMPIC HERO AND WHY?My Olympic hero is Russian gymnast Alexi Nemov, the 2000 Olympic All Around champion. I really looked up to him as a youngster and my first memory of the Olympic Games was of him.His gymnastics was both difficult and technically close to perfect and thats what Im constantly striving for. 3. WHAT DOES THE OLYMPICS TRULY MEAN TO YOU?The Olympics means everything to me. It represents the ultimate challenge in my sport and to myself.It means more than every other competition combined for me. If I make it into the team it will be the culmination of my lifes work in the sport and the past 15 years of training.4. WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION?Im yet to know what makes an Olympic champion. But, above all, I believe its the absolute belief that you can achieve it and the willingness to do everything possible to make it happen. Sam says to be a champion you have to have utter belief in yourself 5.dddddddddddd WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS YOU WILL PACK FOR BRAZIL?My gymnastics bag, music and a good book. (Id probably need a passport too!) 6. THERE ARE AROUND 268,000 MINUTES BEFORE RIO. WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FOR YOU IN THAT TIME?Quality training. Recovery and rest. Consistency in performance.7. 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