The England global is coming under pressure from United supporters after the 30-year-old failed to score in a goalless draw with Manchester City in Sunday’s derby at Old Trafford.
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“He had a tussle with (Wayne) Rooney all afternoon and (Anthony) Martial out on the wing”.
“There is no problem with me and the manager”.
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“Van Gaal does not respect names though”.
Xavi said: “Wayne Rooney is a player I have admired for a long time. Because if he is dropped for any period of time, and United weren’t to get a result, the simple thought is that Rooney must play again”. I am sick of them.
In fairness to Rooney, he was not the only one who struggled to make an impact on what was a poor game devoid of risk-taking bravado or entertainment.
City were without their star players Sergio Aguero, David Silva and Samir Nasri as the trio were out due to injuries.
At least the point earned by the Sky Blues takes them to the top of the table, level on points with Arsenal but ahead of the Gunners thanks to their superior goal difference.
“It was a very tough game for both sides”.
Hart added: “It’s a performance that’s good to know we have in the locker, though I’d have preferred it if we hadn’t have had to use it”.
“It was a very tactical game”. But we are still two points behind City so it’s disappointing.
“It is the derby and when you are so focused and so concentrated like we were today then, yeah, you deserve to win”.
“But I do feel that he is not totally himself when I see him play at the moment”.
“I am only disappointed that we don’t have the luck, because I have seen on the video that it was a penalty, but the referee did not give us the benefit of the doubt”.
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The 35-year-old midfielder was handed his debut for Barcelona by current United manager Louis Van Gaal in 1998. “However, at the end, he could not continue”.
