“We always try to give everything, we take the points and think quickly about the next game”.
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“It’s a minimal step. The job’s got to start now”.
City beat Villa 4-0 at the Etihad, while United managed just one goal.
“You’re a disgrace. You’ve hid behind players like (David) Silva and (Sergio) Aguero but when it mattered today with your hometown club – who you profess to support – you’ve helped them go down”.
He said: “I’ve been stunned”.
“The last two weeks at home we have had 32,000 people there”, he said. What I will say is today I thought [the Villa players] were outstanding – energy levels, desire to stick to the plan. The infrastructure of the club is set and I don’t know how many others would have had attendances of 30-35,000 when they have hardly seen a victory all season.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed that Wayne Rooney is angry that he was substituted in the second half of United’s match against Aston Villa yesterday (16 April).
Rashford again provided the spark in an otherwise underwhelming United display, yet the teenager can prepare himself for a rest at some stage after van Gaal revealed he considered leaving out the 18-year-old against Villa.
“Unfortunately it had proved impossible to implement the agreed structure and my position has quickly become untenable”, the BBC quoted him as saying in a resignation letter.
Jamaal Lascelles, Moussa Sissoko and Andros Townsend scored Newcastle’s goals against Swansea, who are nearly certainly safe on 40 points.
He was angry on me because he wanted to play 90 minutes.
He was very good in the first half but not so much in the second. West Ham was a very good performance, but not fantastic. “I don’t think anyone expects plain sailing”. He apologised both for the tweet and for what he called “mine and the team’s lack of commitment for the 90 minutes”.
Manchester United will next prepare for the big FA Cup semi-final clash against Everton a week from tomorrow at Wembley Stadium.
“I think we didn’t play really well but sometimes you have to win the games like this, take the three points and think to the next game”, he added.
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“I know it is hard against a defensively organised team like Aston Villa – they were very compact – but then you need quick possession play and the gaps will exist”.
