United profited from an own goal in the fourth minute when Damien Delaney inadvertently turned a cross from Matteo Darmian into his own net.
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He said: “I have not seen a lot of empty seats but you have seen it because you want to see it”. What line-up would you like to see start?
United will travel to Wembley on Saturday for the FA Cup semi final clash against Everton who are languishing in the 11th place of the Premier League table at the moment.
“It was a match of 5-0, I think, but I am pleased with the way we played”, Van Gaal said.
Tottenham’s Eric Dier in action with Manchester United’s Juan Mata. “But that part is very important because you need the guts to do that (pick them for the first team)”. The former Netherlands coach however, admitted that United need to add a creative player to the squad. He played there also previous year.
West Ham and Liverpool both registered easy wins on Wednesday, the Hammers beating Watford 3-1 at Upton Park and Jurgen Klopp’s Reds comfortably seeing off 10-man Everton 4-0 in the Merseyside derby.
Manchester United’s striker Wayne Rooney (L) takes a shot during the English Premier League matc …
“The most important thing is to beat Crystal Palace, so it is not appropriate to think about Everton”. I couldn’t fault my players effort – tackles were flying in and our commitment to the game.
“We had to win, and that we have done – and now it is another game”.
“I’ve been a player and you’re kind of protecting yourself a little bit because you know it’s a huge game for you personally”.
“We have to work very hard to reach this level because we have had a very full season”.
The 18-year-old has scored seven goals in just 13 appearances for the Red Devils this campaign.
Manager Alan Pardew conceded that many of his players had their attention turned towards the cup this weekend.
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Playing in an adventurous formation with Wayne Rooney deployed in a deeper role behind the front four, United were denied a bigger win by a string of superb saves from visiting goalkeeper Julian Speroni.
