The 64-year-old pointed out that there was room behind his back four and highlighted the chance Nemanja Matic missed to earn Chelsea victory at Old Trafford on Monday.
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United were let off the hook in the final moments when Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski went close with a header. After a first half that saw both squads scoreless, it was classic Manchester United in the Sir Alex Ferguson era, with the Red Devils climbing back on top with a second half victor.
Rooney moved ahead of Denis Law in the United scoring charts when he flicked Anthony Martial’s cross into the net to seal a much-needed 2-1 win over Swansea on Saturday.
“I think that we need the luck of a striker”.
“That is our problem [scoring]”.
“We’ve dropped far too many points for our liking”.
Louis van Gaal has insisted that Manchester United do play a risky brand of football despite their lack of goals.
United have scored just 10 goals in their last 14 games in all competitions.
“Also against Chelsea we played very risky because we want to press. But we didn’t score”, he said. He will be part of a strong strike force that also consists of Andre Ayew, who was recently nominated for the African Player of the Year award for his exploits in France, which he will look to emulate here. There are several players who played in the striker’s position. “But we have won and the most important thing is we have scored two fantastic goals”. “Of course he has to score goals because he is my striker, but I am very happy that he did that today and maybe for him it’s a starting point and he can continue to score”.
And this is what the manager said about the English player’s feat: “It’s fantastic, and at the age of 30 years”. He has since approved James Wilson’s loan to Brighton & Hove Albion. We tried to press.
The problem is that during January players aren’t available and if they are, then they will cost an arm and a leg to prise from their respective teams. It’s the story of Hernandez, for example.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admitted his side were fortunate to claim victory against Swansea – but hopes the win proves to be a turning point in their season. “It is more or less the same test [as Chelsea]”.
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“I was surprised [we didn’t score against Chelsea] because of the big pressure. We can not allow the gap”.
