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Van Gaal blocks De Gea move

He said: “I think when Manchester United wants a player he shall come, besides when a club is not selling”. “Okay, then it is the same with us”.

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De Gea looks unsettled and new keeper Romero will likely have his debut today, despite his inexperience in the league.

And that criticism continued when former target Pedro signed for Chelsea, rather than United, on Thursday. But I do not say that I’m interested in the player.

“Because every day I am updated by him and I trust him“.

United’s chief Ed Woodward was said to have traveled to Barcelona to seal the deal and has been heavily criticised by fans after losing the play to Chelsea. That is because there was a clause in his contract, so it was the easiest transfer. I said yes. “We did it last season without Pedro“. I have to protect the players in my selection.

The Mirror claim Van Gaal is banking on a dramatic 72-hour window of opportunity to sign Bale.

United made a bid for Southampton winger Sadio Mane last week but Van Gaal was reluctant to talk about the Senegal star. No, I answered the question. I have read that Barcelona does not want to let him go.

“But I think we were very unlucky”.

Rooney will lead United’s attack against Newcastle at Old Trafford this lunchtime, with the pressure on the 29-year-old England captain to end his barren run.

In United’s previous Premier League games this season a Kyle Walker own-goal, and an Adnan Januzaj strike, gave the team 1-0 wins over Spurs and Aston Villa respectively.

The Spaniard has been the subject of interest from Los Blancos for several months, and the speculation has been so strong that it has forced Van Gaal to drop the player from first team duties.

“You cannot say that Smalling was a bad header or Rooney was not finishing well because he scored a goal and when you see if it is offside or not – I doubt it I have to say”.

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“I think the quality in the third phase in the crossing positions, we didn’t do so good, we didn’t make the right choices”.

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale