The 18-year-old once again stole the show on Sunday, scoring the victor in the Red Devils’ 1-0 victory over cross-city rivals Manchester City.
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Van Gaal admitted in the build-up to Sunday’s match that defeat would all but extinguish their Champions League hopes, but his side produced a manful display to close the gap on misfiring City.
“I don’t have to say that too loud because the last time I said I am very happy for Morgan Schneiderlin, after that he played not so well”, the Dutchman said, before arguably going against those instincts. We have more home matches than away matches.
“I like him very much but still he is 18 years old, so we have to wait and see how consistent he is”.
Prior to that, Demichelis had been humiliated by Marcus Rashford for the game’s only goal after 16 minutes.
United welcome 12th-placed Everton after the global break, followed by a trip to second-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
While Van Gaal’s hand has been forced with a number of injuries to frontline players, Rashford has been given an extended run in the team to prove his worth.
If United are able to secure Champions League football next season they’re going to need an infusion of talent. His club manager has played down speculation linking him with Roy Hodgson’s squad, commenting that he did not “want to interfere.” . In the second half we had some good moments but at the end, as we expected, City pushed hard trying to level the score.
“We had only two days to recover after the Liverpool game and that is nearly not possible”.
Given their recent poor overall form, van Gaal’s men were largely considered underdogs for the clash at the Etihad.
“I just think off the field is the most important thing”. You have seen what Liverpool did; in the first half they scored two at Southampton and in the second half it was 3-2. I’m not unhappy with the performance of the team, we didn’t deserve to lose. “He was a very good defender, but that is the life of a footballer”. “But obviously we know it’s not like it’s the last game of the season”.
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“When I see the dressing room I think it shall give a boost and real belief, it was fantastic to see in the dressing room”.
