“For Manchester United, this would be a big title, I think, the first Cup win since 2004, but we still have to beat Crystal Palace to win it, and finals can never be predicted”.
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Manchester United will always be in the shadow of Sir Alex Ferguson, and nobody feels it more than Louis Van Gaal.
Manchester United reportedly have no plans to make Louis van Gaal director of football, amid rumours that he would move jobs to make room for Jose Mourinho.
“When you win silverware, it is always important”. We need that. The players need that also.
Van Gaal has received a triple fitness boost ahead of the final.
“They will defend against us and try to use their speed on the counter-attack”.
Marcos Rojo, Matteo Darmian and Morgan Schneiderlin have returned to training for United after brief spells on the sidelines, while Marouane Fellaini is available again after a three-match suspension. “We’re not going to drown ourselves in 1990”, he said.
United finished fourth last season but were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage.
According to Goal, the Netherlands worldwide is furious after having been snubbed for the Red Devils’ matchday squad to face Crystal Palace at Wembley on Saturday.
“There are a couple of things I probably will discard, you know he is a bit more safety conscious than me”, Pardew said, according to The Guardian. In his comments about Coppell’s presence, Pardew revealed that Palace has no intention of sitting back and being passive. Only Arsenal (12) have won the trophy more times than the Red Devils.
But his work ethic, which had seen him go from battling to get a game with the Central Coast Mariners, to its best player, saw him appointed captain of Palace during the 2012-13 Championship season. “That’s the message I’ll give to my players”. – Marcus Rashford has scored eight goals from just 14 shots on target for Manchester United in all competitions.
The quarter-final against West Ham United brought both the relief of Anthony Martial’s 83rd-minute equaliser in the first game at Old Trafford and the morale boost of an assured 2-1 victory in the replay.
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For a team of the Red Devils’ stature, failing to qualify for the Champions League in two of the last three years is unacceptable – a failing compounded by the feeling that it’s been one of the most open seasons in Premier League history, with Leicester – a club whose resources pale in comparison to United’s – ultimately triumphing.
