United ended 2015 with a run of eight games without a win - the club's worst run in over 25 years.
Van Gaal's side have been branded "boring" this season with an average of just 1.2 goals per game, which is their worst record since the Premier League began in 1993.
And Owen, who spent three seasons at United under Alex Ferguson, said things are not getting better under Van Gaal.
"It is getting worse [under Van Gaal]. It is certainly not getting better," Owen told talkSPORT.
"People
are surprised at how bad they have been playing but we have been
covering them on the television for some time now and that was a normal
performance against Sheffield United [in the FA Cup].
"You
go to Old Trafford and you are not entertained like you used to be. And
that is a serious problem when you are a club like Manchester United.
"The
players are virtually being strangled in many ways. When you have got
two full-backs that hardly venture forward, you have got two big sitting
central midfield players that really don’t offer much going forward and
you have got your two centre-halves and your goalkeeper, you are
talking seven players straight away that are in there to be
defensive-minded.
"Then you are asking four players to go and try and break down 11 and it is virtually impossible.
"It is literally four players against a team and it is difficult for anyone to get any space or any chances."
United are fifth in the league table and Owen believes a top-four finish will be difficult."Finishing in the top four is going to be a struggle looking at the results since Van Gaal took over," he said.
"The
players are probably hating every minute of it. It is no fun for anyone
at the minute. It is really tough to watch for the fans, for the
players and even Louis van Gaal must be bored watching it."
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