Moreno broke down in tears upon visiting Shaw in hospital to apologise, but Van Gaal is unsure as to how the United fans will react when the 27-year-old visits Old Trafford on Wednesday.
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“Definitely. We created a lot of chances, and personally I should have scored a couple of clear-cut chances”. It was an injection, the equaliser.
“We do a lot of defensive organisation at the Aon Training Complex, and also our counter-attacking and how we attack as well”.
Marcos Rojo, who came on as a first-half substitute for the injured Herrera, brought down Odion Ighalo in the penalty area.
As Van Gaal rightly admitted, the game should have been over long before Deeney gave Watford’s supporters hope. “That says everything about them and is typical of the way Manchester United have played this season”.
WAYNE Rooney and Anthony Martial will miss Manchester United’s game at Watford today but both could be back in action by next week, according to Louis van Gaal.
Depay could have sealed the game for the visitors midway through the second half when his shot from the left went just wide after good work from Lingard and Mata.
– United continuing to pick up points. Schweinsteiger claps a backpass to the goalkeeper and he plays every week, so the manager must be happy with the way they play. “I remember, a few weeks ago, we were five points behind and now we are at the top, which is very important”.
“It was painful to lose in extra-time because I think we deserved to draw”.
That means a win for United over PSV would seal qualification for the knockout rounds, but Mata has his sights set higher in a week that also sees Van Gaal’s team travel to surprise Premier League leaders Leicester City. We didn’t play so well in ball possession, but we did play very well when the opposition had the ball. Everyone knows their position when we’ve got the ball and when we’ve not got the ball and I think that’s crucial when you come to a Saturday. Many will point to De Gea as being the main reason for this and that wouldn’t be a bad call but the rest of the team have played their part too, Smalling in particular has been as big part of this. The passing was bad, we had no feeling, everything was bad. The second-half was good.
WATFORD (4-2-3-1): GOMES 8; Nyom 6 (Paredes 69, 6), Cathcart 7, Britos 6, Anya 7; Capoue 8, Watson 7; Abdi 7, Jurado 6 (Ake 46, 6), Deeney 7; Ighalo 7. Subs: Arlauskis, Oulare, Guedioura, Ibarbo, Diamanti.
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Defender Jones has twisted his ankle, whilst Herrera has a hamstring problem. Subs: Romero, Darmian, Rashford, Goss.
