Louis van Gaal saw his Manchester United side fail to score for the sixth time this season, as West Ham United earned a well deserved point at Old Trafford.
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If PSV lose at home to CSKA Moscow or if both remaining Group B games are drawn, United will also move into the knockout stages, after Van Gaal guided them back into the competition with a fourth-place Premier League finish last season.
Not a ringing endorsement – but there’s a chance!Van Gaal will be even more concerned once he sees Wolfsburg’s home record.It leaves United with just Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial as genuine strikers, and suggests Van Gaal will continue to use midfielders Marouane Fellaini and Memphis Depay as makeshift forwards this season.
Yesterday, LVG was quizzed by a BBC reporter if they would be scoring goals if Sergio Aguero or Luis Suarez were in the team.
“I hope they can play on Tuesday but it is a very short [turnaround] so it is a very big question mark”.
“Last year, we did not have the Champions League here so we are determined to get among the best teams in Europe”.
Schweinsteiger had mixed experiences against the German Cup winners during his time in the Bundesliga and said: “It is very important for us and I know how hard it is at Wolfsburg”.
They have quality but they want to score goals.
I don’t understand it because we were the attacking team and not West Ham.
“It is in every game like that because we are more dominating than our opponent”.
Louis van Gaal is getting more things right than wrong at Manchester United, he might be arrogant and tough to deal with but come to the end of the season if United win the league, would anyone be complaining? Have your say in the comments section below.
The Hammers star was in fine form in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United, putting in a highly impressive defensive display to limit the home side to just one shot on target. It’s not a law that we miss all the chances we have created.
Before the trip to his homeland, Schweinsteiger is adamant the Red Devils can score and feels they must be more ruthless. They want to score goals.
“It’s always possible, but that you can not prove”, Van Gaal said.
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“I believe that in every match we have played he could have played better”. “We were dominant and attacking, we were creating chances – only we forgot to score”. They play Wolfsburg on Tuesday. Who they will sign is another question, and neither Suarez nor Aguero will be making a move to United this winter.
