“It is not easy for Manchester United and it isn’t easy for one club to win in the Champions League”. United swept the ball wide whenever they could and the full-backs, Marcos Rojo and Ashley Young, bombed forward.
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“It’s going to stick with me forever, that one”, the 25-year-old had said.
Manchester United got three points today from their 1-0 win at home over CSKA Moscow.
“Of course I heard it. I’m not deaf”, Van Gaal said. Van Persie, Welbeck, Chicharito [Javier Hernandez], Januzaj, Di Maria – I’d love to see these players at the club now.
Van Gaal acknowledged the importance of the England defender’s intervention, but not for the first time referred to him erroneously as “Michael”. Look at the bench on Saturday, there wasn’t a centre forward.
“The players were not afraid, it is always hard to play such a strong team as Manchester United”. Wayne Rooney, the man mostly criticized behind the goal drought, rose to the occasion to bring back United on track. If nothing else he tried to makes things happen when he got on the ball and that is always a bonus in a team that struggles to score. Rooney sent an early chance skidding wide when well-placed in the opening minutes, for instance, and although United created plenty of chances, the finishing didn’t match their approach play.
The last time these two sides faced off was last month, when Seydou Doumbia’s first-half effort for Moscow was cancelled out by Anthony Martial’s 65th minute equaliser, as the sides shared the spoils at 1-all.
In the Manchester Evening News, there’s a decent recap of the match, and the booing, which will get you up to speed.
Just three minutes later, Rooney left a golden opportunity begging. “He is receiving plenty of messages of encouragement from supporters, which I know he appreciates”, he added.
“It is the best I have seen United play this season”, Schmeichel told Sky Sports. What you have been seeing is a team that is brilliantly coached defensively.
Still, Rooney’s goal will have been a big relief for Van Gaal after making such a big tactical decision.
While Van Gaal has stressed that he needs to manage Carrick’s appearances because of his advancing years and injury record, Scholes feels the Dutchman doesn’t hold the former Tottenham man in high regard.
Rooney, now 30, has been hit and miss lately – and more miss than hit – showing the physical signs of having by this point spent half his life in professional soccer.
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“It could be exciting in the games to come”.
