Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says another loss for his side this season would be terminal to their top-four hopes.
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Louis van Gaal’s side have scored just four goals in their last six Premier League away matches.
But none of that mattered to United as the three points moved them to within one of fourth-placed Manchester City, who play third-placed Arsenal at Eastlands today.
“I am more or less an Arsenal fan”, said Van Gaal ahead of The Etihad clash between City and Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal.
After losing at home to Manchester United, Norwich City boss Alex Neil practically conceded defeat in the fight for survival.
Bolt, a long time Manchester United fan, said that he was unhappy with the clubs performances over the season and also mentioned that the players seemed uncomfortable under van Gaal.
The Red Devils will clinch a spot in the Europa League with a win on Tuesday against West Ham United.
“We controlled the game and had chances to score more goals and we are happy”. I’m a manager who is not taking [the] risk. Obviously, we always want to play our football and create chances, and for some moments we did that. “You can not give everybody a rest”, Van Gaal said.
One big absentee for Manchester United will be Marouane Fellaini, who has been slapped with a three-match ban by the FA for his elbow on Robert Huth in last week’s game against Leicester City. This team has been poor all season and relegation seems fitting for their season so I expect them to lose.
He rested goalscorer Marcus Rashford then saw fellow striker Anthony Martial injured in the warm-up.
“We keep the pressure on our competitors and we hope we can achieve the Champions League place because we want to play at the highest level”.
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“But at the end we won and it is very important at this stage of the season. I don’t use that term lightly but he is not a Manchester United player in any shape or form”, he wrote in his Daily Mail column. You have to make these decisions before the game and not after it.
