He should have scored with United leading 1-0 but other than that he was intelligent with his movement and his use of the ball.
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I think also the first half he played a very good game.
“Firstly, he was fed up with the daily routine”.
“I don’t think that shall be an issue. Maybe he surprises me”.
Van Gaal said earlier in the season that his captain had certain privileges which ensured selection, but he clarified that this was dependent on fitness.
“The biggest art as a midfield player is to find space – not in your back four or left-back position – [but] in the centre of the park where it’s most congested, and contribute to your forward players”.
But Van Gaal is now preaching cautious words about the defender’s return date.
Manchester United fans are discussing reports that suggest Louis Van Gaal will dip into the transfer market to bolster his defence in January, to relieve injury concerns. “I am very proud I am the manager of that team”.
“With an injury like that it can go well and then one week it could be months behind”.
“So I have given him time off but, on Friday, he has a scan and then we will know more about the injury and how it is going”. However, Van Gaal has attempted to exempt Moreno of any blame beyond making a “reckless tackle”.
He also spoke about Luke Shaw’s rehabilitation after the full-back broke his leg in the corresponding fixture in the Netherlands.
Although Leicester City’s victory saw United fall to second on Saturday evening – following defeats for both Arsenal and Manchester City – Van Gaal feels his team are getting “closer every week” to leading the title race outright.
“That says everything about them and is typical of the way Manchester United have played this season”.
“My players will not do that, I’m sure of that”, he insisted. “It was not his objective (to injure Shaw)”.
United are now top of their Champions League group and sit second in the English Premier League standings, yet have found goals a little hard to come by, scoring just 19 in 13 League matches.
United have a series of injury problems across the squad – with attack-minded Wayne Rooney, Marouane Fellaini, Anthony Martial and James Wilson all in the treatment room.
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As United prepared for their Dutch visitors in Wednesday’s Champions League encounter, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Ander Herrera, Antonio Valencia, Phil Jones, Michael Carrick and Luke Shaw all missed Tuesday morning’s session.
