“I think one of the prime reasons is that they have a very young team”, he continued when asked what he felt was the root cause for United’s struggles. There was some concern over Rooney’s England rival Harry Kane, who appeared in discomfort when he hobbled off late on, but Pochettino said the Spurs forward was “okay” and suffering only from a dead leg. “I’m sorry for Tottenham, but Manchester United is a bigger club”.
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It has prompted fresh questions over Van Gaal’s future, while there have been reports of dressing-room unrest, with some players growing increasingly frustrated with the Dutchman. Van Gaal said Friday he was sure that the 31-year-old would not wear a United shirt again this season, but was more hopeful of his race to be ready for Euro 2016 in France.
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal played down Wayne Rooney ” s strop during victory over Aston Villa. He made his return on Wednesday, playing the final four minutes in Man United’s FA Cup win over West Ham. “I don’t discuss that with you”, Van Gaal said. “When it’s possible, I shall do that because we need Wayne in the team”.
Slaven Bilic hopes his side will not lose focus on the Premier League after this Cup exit but admitted Manchester United deserved to advance to the semi-finals at Wembley.
According to The Sun [as above], the players are actively questioning the Dutch coach’s approach, while they are particularly peeved at the manager’s treatment of Rashford, who was actively singled out for criticism after the match [via Independent].
Youngster Marcus Rashford scored the only goal of the game at Old Trafford as he continued his fine form since breaking into the United first-team. “We have to wait and see”.
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“I read only my position in the media, not the position of other managers”.
