“We have to continue, which is not so easy”.
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Martial, 20, has become a fan favourite during a hard season for United and said: “The fact that the manager has shown faith in me has also helped me and it’s thanks to him and my team-mates for what I’ve achieved so far”.
Louis Van Gaal hopes this win will give his players and the fans a big boost in the fixtures to come.
“They have created in the first half three chances and that was surviving, but to beat Liverpool is always important”.
Liverpool will be completely confused at how they failed to win this game, but we can be sure that Klopp has taken some advice for the future from this defeat.
The match improved a little as a spectacle after the break with De Gea making two important second half saves from Roberto Firmino and Emre Can to keep his side in the game before Rooney struck.
“I was asking for indirect corners because it is harder to organise after the second touch”, said Van Gaal.
“He has stopped the balls he has to stop”.
“You can influence by changing players or communicating with players and that is why I sometimes come to the line. Maybe. But I think he has to save it. I think a goalkeeper has to do it. I demand it. That is why he is playing for Manchester United”. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be looking for a repeat performance from his side after they produced a gem offensively against Arsenal midweek.
“Everybody is saying that [he was man of the match] but so numerous balls he has not stopped, otherwise you don’t need a goalkeeper”, the Dutchman said.
“United will be happy”.
One of the biggest rivalries in English football is renewed again today, as United make the short trip to Merseyside to take on fierce enemies Liverpool.
The Reds had their chances to grab the lead before Rooney’s goal, but the likes of Jordan Henderson and Adam Lallana couldn’t convert. Even against Arsenal, with the other results sort of going our way, it felt like two points dropped considering how well we played.
His team are three points, two places and seven goals worse off after 21 games than at the same stage last season and their dour style has been severely criticised.
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“At this moment it is frustrating, how it should be, but we have to carry on and that’s what we’ll do”.
