“I am part of the transition, so I can not imagine that shall happen with Manchester United”, he is quoted as saying in the Daily Star.
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Van Gaal said: “You can see he plays a very aggressive and pressing kind of game and he already knows the difference between the Premier League and the German league”.
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini (R) turns away from Liverpool midfielder Jordan Hende …
“After the game, the Liverpool fans in the main stand applauded me. They are the best matches to perform”. We have to trust our players.
Playing without a recognized striker and a starting lineup containing only six league goals this season, Liverpool largely dominated the game but only created half-chances.
It was just Rooney’s sixth goal in 24 appearances for both Everton and United against Liverpool and his first at Anfield for 11 years but it edged him to within seven of Sir Bobby Charlton’s club record of 249 and lifted his side back up to fifth, two points behind Tottenham.
And it is in stark contrast to his opposite number on Sunday, Jurgen Klopp, who spent his own pre-match press conference expounding upon his belief that pure entertainment is the best way to win over fans and ultimately earn results.
Henderson fired wide after neat interplay involving Lucas and Firmino, with the latter seeing penalty appeals turned down when he went down under minimal contact from Anthony Martial.
United’s defending against the Magpies left much to be desired, and they will find it tough against Liverpool.
Liverpool continued to play with the initiative in the second half with De Gea twice denying Emre Can, once with a brilliant save with the Spain worldwide recovering quickly to prevent Firmino scoring the rebound.
The France worldwide made an instant addition to the long and storied history of this fixture when he came off the bench to net a superb solo strike that sealed a 3-1 win for Louis van Gaal’s men at Old Trafford in September.
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They could not make their pressure count, however, and with 12 minutes remaining Rooney made them pay by slamming the ball past Simon Mignolet after Fellaini’s header came back off the bar.
