Carroll scored a brilliant hat-trick against Arsenal on Saturday.
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It remains to be seen whether Rooney will be deemed fit enough to feature for United in their FA Cup quarter-final replay clash at West Ham on Wednesday night.
Van Gaal has been heavily criticised throughout the season and the levels of discontent grew further at the weekend as his side slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic will be tempted to start with the injury-prone Carroll against a vulnerable United side who may have forward and skipper Wayne Rooney on the bench after his recovery from a knee problem. “So we have to cope with Carroll but also with other players – they have a certain player named (Dimitri) Payet, he can also play.” he added. “I have a lot of things in mind about being there and we have a big chance to be there, but of course West Ham away is not easy”.
Sky sources have also told us there is an offer on the table from an unnamed Chinese Super League club, worth £56m (approx 70m euros) to Ibrahimovic over two seasons.
Needless to say, if the players are baffled by his decisions, and therefore fail to buy into his methods, it could spell even more trouble for the beleaguered United boss.
United have sounded out Jose Mourinho about taking over in the summer and Van Gaal is understood to have a fourth-place clause in his contract that would decide his fate. We have proved against Arsenal and Manchester City [earlier this season] that in spite of less days to recover we could beat them.
Van Gaal also “pointed the finger” at Rojo after his glaring error which led to Alderweireld’s goal – Spurs’ second – where the Argentinean lost his marker from a cross.
Van Gaal blamed communication breakdowns for United’s 3-0 league loss at White Hart Lane on Sunday and said: “I hope that we improve our communication because it is very important this game for us”.
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United take on West Ham at Upton Park on Wednesday. “Everybody knows that this is the last chance”.
