The Dutchman said earlier this month he planned to allow the 19-year-old to move to another club in order to gain some experience.
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Rooney opened the scoring in the 23rd minute following sustained pressure from Louis van Gaal’s side as he latched onto a Daley Blind through ball before firing past Bartozs Bialkowski.
United scored with all three of their shots on target against Liverpool last weekend and repeated the trick at St Mary’s as Southampton – who have now won just two of their last 12 league games – slipped to defeat.
Van Gaal says Wilson should be encouraged by the fact he gave Andreas Pereira, 20, his first start in the midweek Capital One Cup win over Ipswich. I want to see him score more goals and be more successful.
“I have talked with him and I think we wait until December”, the United boss told a press conference on Friday.
During the first-half, the Brazilian didn’t hesitate to try his luck on goal and really looked the part.
The £36million deadline day signing has scored four goals in four matches for the Red Devils this season, and is expected to start tomorrow against Sunderland at Old Trafford.
Van Gaal has complete faith in his skipper despite the drought, however.
Shaw is now ready to take the next step in his rehabilitation and Van Gaal believes the England international’s optimism will be key. “He has to cope with that pressure and from what I have seen until now he can do it”. “But I am delighted with my players”.
“That is not so hard (for him to stay grounded) because he is a player who is very modest and he knows he can score because of his fellow players”, the United manager said of the most expensive teenager in football history.
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The United manager has a selection dilemma in defence with Marcos Rojo and Paddy McNair both ruled out with injury. “We are calling each other, so I sympathise with the person and I hope that Sunderland shall win every game except the games against Manchester United”.
