Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said that his team could have won 5-0 against Crystal Palace – and revealed that Matteo Darmian had been the best finisher in training.
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“Of course we are in the race [to finish in the Top Four] and we are two points behind City and Arsenal [who are one point ahead of United] have to play tomorrow [Thursday] against West Bromwich Albion”.
Everton’s only win in the last eight games was in the FA Cup and the team’s progress in the competition could determine the fate of struggling manager Roberto Martinez.
Pardew said: “I don’t think anyone will look at our side and worry about us putting an under-strength team out when they see the team sheet”. At the end of the last campaign, he celebrated the presence of a lady saxophone player at the end of season party. We have to win, otherwise we can not close the gap because they (Arsenal) have four points more. “Then we have a chance”, he is quoted by Sky Sports.
Saturday’s semifinal opponent, Everton, is in turmoil after being crushed 4-0 by Liverpool in the Merseyside derby.
“No, You have the player, you have the club and you have the club where he wants to go or not (he replied to whether he got who he wanted in the summer)”.
“The FA Cup, for Manchester United, is going to be a big, big event – but for us, it is a huge event”, he said.
File picture of Louis Van Gaal.
However, the club are unbeaten in four games and the point gained at Arsenal on Sunday took them to 39 points – nine clear of Sunderland.
“This game against Crystal Palace is very important”, he added. Most of the time they do not create enough opportunities to do so and, as such, are left clinging on when in front or looking witless when behind.
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“One or two changes I will definitely do just to increase the energy but we need to be strong and keep focused. But we have a full squad of fit players”. “When you are playing with pressure it just shows in your game, and we’ve been playing with so much pressure recently”.
