Hernandez blasted 20 goals for United after being signed by Sir Alex Ferguson in April 2010 from Guadalajara and was the club’s Player of the Year as United won the Premier League, but his chances after that were few and far between. Because they’re small blots on a huge lovely picture of Man United’s history. “I recognise the similarities between Louis van Gaal here and Van Gaal at Bayern Munich”, he said.
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That has now changed with the introduction of Lingard, as after biding his time by coming through the youth ranks and going out on loan, he is now being given his opportunity to impress at Old Trafford for the senior team.
“From outside, you see a person with a lot of character, which is what he is”.
Chelsea’s billionaire owner is believed to be keeping his finger OFF the trigger despite the club lurching from one crisis to another right now.
Schweinsteiger accepts there is more room for improvement and has boldly defended Louis Van Gaal’s style of play.
United will know that Real will come again for De Gea and as one of the richest clubs in world football, knowing they have money to burn.
“I am always pleased with the crowd”.
Between the problems of slow, boring football and a run of below par performances and results in recent weeks, there are clear positives to give fans confidence.
United have still scored just once from open play in their last four domestic fixtures and there remains a question mark about their attacking intent, a short-coming recently criticised by former United midfielder Paul Scholes.
Mane made 40 appearances in all competitions last season, scoring 13 goals. Teams do not forget how to score overnight, it seems a deliberate ploy from Van Gaal.
With Manchester United two points off the Premier League summit, the question is whether Van Gaal will look down on Manchester’s Albert Square holding up the Premier League trophy to so many who doubted him.
But Albion’s plan was shattered seven minutes into the second half on Saturday when Jesse Lingard scored his first United goal to break the deadlock.
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“Now that we’re all retired, there’s a lot of us working together and there’s definitely a lot of socialising”, he explained.
