Van Gaal is keeping his decision a secret but says, “It’s logical that his head is now empty and that is very important he can concentrate and focus on the match“, he says.
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“He has pace to dribble but his finishing was fantastic”. I am convinced Real Madrid have not abandoned the idea of signing him.
Anthony Martial was given a hero’s reception by Manchester United’s supporters after his wonderful solo strike against Liverpool.
“I am delighted to be starting this new chapter in my United career”, De Gea said of his new United contract.
“But he needs time“.
“I think the performance was good, we had very high control of the match until the first goal”, the Dutchman said.
“I don’t blame my players and I don’t blame myself”.
This past summer, David De Gea nearly became the keeper at the Bernabeu.
The winger drew a foul from Nathaniel Clyne on the edge of the box in the 49th minute.
The French worldwide scored a fantastic goal just moments after Liverpool had fought back to 2-1 thanks to Christian Benteke’s bicycle kick.
It was the signal for Martial, the 19-year-old signed from Monaco on deadline day, to make himself an instant hero after coming on as a second-half substitute, slaloming between Nathaniel Clyne and Martin Skrtel before a composed finish in front of the Stretford End.
Van Gaal seemed irked that the dialogue between him and his players had been viewed as a mutiny. Now we have 10 points from five matches. Now we have another big one on Tuesday, against PSV Eindhoven.
“I have a group who will respond but we have to be technically better”.
“So I am very happy because the first goal was the deciding goal”.
“You will have to wait and see how the players recover”, said van Gaal.
But Mourinho claimed he had no complaints about his team’s performance and blamed bad luck for Chelsea’s woeful results.
Brendan Rodgers was taunted with chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” as he left Old Trafford on Saturday night. Then, sealed it with a fantastic win over arch-rivals Liverpool, thus reassuring faith among the supporters.
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Rodgers won’t be fired just yet, but his side need to show more ambition and fight than this if their boss is to avoid being out of work before Christmas.
