Louis van Gaal’s position has come under increasing scrutiny during an erratic Manchester United campaign.
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Has van Gaal identified the right areas for improvement?
He was one of the best players on display at Wembley, picking out passes and starting attacks, while also undertaking the defensive side of the game, including clearing a Romelu Lukaku effort off the line in the early stages. When fit, Van Gaal has often played him at left back, but has more recently preferred to play youngster Timothy Fosu-Mensah. Marcos Rojo, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Antonio Valencia, Guillermo Varela and Matteo Darmian have all had their fair share of injuries, and Luke Shaw has been out all season.
Having missed a good chance in the first half, Martial more than made up for it with his late goal, before diving in to the United end to celebrate.
‘It’s been a frustrating season for the players, manager and coaching staff. It would’ve been nice to put a cherry on the cake, but as it was the 90th minute killed us. “I don’t want to get carried away too much”, he said. We know we need to improve, of course we do.
Thierry Henry feels that Louis van Gaal deserves credit for how he has conducted himself at Manchester United this season.
Palace meet United at Wembley next month in a repeat of the 1990 final.
We had many chances, they had two as well to be honest, but I think we had to score more goals than today but I think it was a great game to see for the fans at the stadium.
While watching Manchester United play for just five minutes should make anyone realise Van Gaal needs to go, we came up with five reasons why a summer exit would be best for everyone involved. We were first in the league at that time. The semifinal victory ensures United will play for silverware this season, and eventually Crystal Palace booked a place to play them in the final.
Martinez has been faced with growing hostility from Everton supporters in recent weeks and after the Blues finished a “defining” week with two defeats, the manager concedes he must battle to stay in the job.
Arsenal’s goalless draw with Sunderland on Sunday did United a favour.
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Besides winning the Community Shield, United have not added any trophy in their shelf since Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.
