WAYNE Rooney will miss Manchester United’s game against West Ham this weekend because of a “nasty” ankle injury.
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There have been several reports in the British papers claiming the players are becoming frustrated with the manager’s training style and match preparations, but Van Gaal quickly dismissed those reports. He can make things happen in the final third in an instant, as he showed against Liverpool last season and he displayed his brilliance again when United beat Everton in October.
Most of the transfer rumors this time of year deal with what players your favorite Premier League team should buy. “But you say narrow victories, but they are victories”.
Bilic understands the difficulties in having to break down compact opposition sides without exposing the team’s defense by becoming stretched.
“When you see our figures, they are very good at home”. They’re much more attack-minded than that, though look to draw their opponents onto them before transitioning from defence to attack as quickly as possible. For them it is hard to find. “We can call it controlled football, we can call it patient football but so far it is very effective because they are in a good position in the league”. Van Gaal conceded Ander Herrera and Phil Jones, who missed the last two games with hamstring and ankle injuries respectively, would not be fit for the visit of the Hammers on Saturday.
Marouane Fellaini may earn a recall to bolster United’s attacking options after scoring for the club’s under-21 side this week, but van Gaal will be without defender Marcos Rojo, who suffered a dislocated shoulder in training.
And his chances of coming through a crunch week unscathed have been dealt a blow with the news Wayne Rooney will be missing for today’s game against West Ham and United’s crucial match in Wolfsburg three days later.
Bilic is able to welcome back club captain Mark Noble, however, after he was banned for the 1-1 draw with West Brom last time out.
Manchester United will host West Ham United in pursuit of getting back to winning ways after drawing their games against Leicester City and PSV.
West Ham have won just two of their last 22 league games at Old Trafford – they lost the other 20.
Mauro Zarate has scored in three of his four Premier League starts for West Ham this season.
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However, the Dutchman insists that there is no unrest in the United camp that would urge him to walk away from Old Trafford.
