In the Premier League, Manchester United have gone six matches without a win with three defeats and three draws.
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Manchester United head coach has expressed injury concerns over defender Phil Jones and winger Ashley Young following the club’s 2-1 win over Swansea at Old Trafford.
What van Gaal must ensure is that United plays the same way as against Chelsea, when his players were more positive, took more risks with their passing and looked to play more forward.
United boss Louis van Gaal added: “Martial had a great contribution with an assist and a goal, and that’s fantastic”.
“When you analyse most matches we were the dominating team, but we didn’t score”.
“Today it was very important that we scored two goals”. “Now I have a good hope this is a starting point for more”.
England captain Wayne Rooney was back on the mark for the first time in 2016 as he scored Manchester United’s victor against Swansea City on Saturday. The players want to press.
Louis van Gaal’s side secured their first win in nine games with a 2-1 victory over Swansea City on Saturday but should the Dutchman splash the cash with the transfer window open?
Van Gaal dropped Rooney for last week’s trip to Stoke but has been pleased with his reaction since.
Swansea trumped United when they competed at the Liberty Stadium in August, with a Juan Mata opener canceled out by Andre Ayew and Bafetimbi Gomis in the second half.
“I am very happy for the players because they had to play under big pressure and now we have won”. Only that it shall raise the confidence and that it shall lower the pressure because the players have a lot of pressure to do it in 90 minutes in a certain time against an opponent and that is not so easy.
With already the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku playing some major roles for their respective clubs, it will be hard to prize them away in this time of the season.
“All the players have done their utmost best and that is very important for the manager”, he said.
Swansea is struggling in 17th place after its own poor run, which cost manager Garry Monk his job, but van Gaal said there was no quick fix ahead of a clash his team should win.
The Mexican played just once under Van Gaal in the Premier League – and was subbed at halftime in that match. The move was started by Anthony Martial, who really has turned out to be an fantastic find, as he beat Federico Ferandez on the left and crossed for Rooney who put it in the goal with an audacious flick that serves as a reminder of his world class talent.
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“We knew we had to snap out of that run and get on the front foot and I think we did that”.
