We’ve trusted in the process and the philosophy but find ourselves playing tiresome football consistently and we’re now out of the Champions League after an embarrassing woeful qualifying campaign.
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Cape Town – Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal needs to be given more time so that the club can reap the rewards of allowing him to develop his own ideas, former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel said on Tuesday.
‘Last weekend, Liverpool went to Newcastle and lost, Chelsea played Bournemouth and lost, Manchester City lost in Stoke – in Spain that wouldn’t happen’. “Against Monaco, we have an opportunity to maintain that consistency, to win the game and finish first in our group”.
United failed to qualify for the last 16 after a dramatic 3-2 defeat at German side Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
“I have changed him and I don’t change players for nothing [because] I think I can do better with other players, but we are all human beings and also Bastian Schweinsteiger is a human being”.
In Seville, Fernando Llorente’s 65th-minute goal guided the Spaniards past Juve and enabled them to pip Gladbach into third, ensuring Unai Emery’s men will have a chance to land a third consecutive Europa League crown.
Speaking in a post-match interview, the 55-year old said: “We are very satisfied and happy for all of the Madrid fans who didn’t lose faith in this team”.
United were 1-0 down heading into stoppage time and scored two goals in 90 seconds, producing arguably the most astonishing ever twist to a European final.
But midfielder Marouane Fellaini believes it was United’s failure to beat PSV at Old Trafford, where the sides drew 0-0, that proved costly.
-Manchester United have drawn 0-0 eight times in 2015 in all competitions, their highest tally in a calendar year since 2005 (10).
“But we have to forget this disappointment quickly”.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has warned Manchester United to expect the Europa League to disrupt their domestic season. We’ve got to rise above that as a team, move on and concentrate on the next game.
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England defender Phil Jones was absent with an ankle problem, while midfielders Ander Herrera and Morgan Schneiderlin are also sidelined.
