“I am very happy for him”.
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So far this season, Herrera’s performances in the No. 10 role have been head and shoulders above what any other player has been able to offer in the position, yet his place in the team is far from guaranteed. “So I was always so proud of the British game because it didn’t work like that”. “When Herrera is playing like that it is hard to not select him, but I can do it”.
Despite enjoying a productive start to life at United, Depay admitted earlier this month that he was still adjusting to the physical demands of the Premier League and was left on the bench for Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Everton.
The last time Everton and Manchester United locked horns was back in April.
Shaw was rated as “50-50” for the 2016 European Championship finals by the England manager, Roy Hodgson, and while Van Gaal urged caution with that target he was pleased with the defender’s progress. The announcement of Kendall’s death at the age of 69 before kick-off meant boyhood Everton fan Rooney was in an understandably sombre mood.
The focus is firmly on United for Van Gaal though, who told MUTV, “I’m very happy with my players’ response and very proud of the performance”. It is fantastic and I am very happy that he has scored his first goal against Everton since 2007.
Di Maria, now at Paris Saint-Germain, and United’s former loan striker Falcao were both criticised by Van Gaal last term before leaving the club.
“It was the worst, shocking news and everyone was really sad but we wanted to change it around and make it a real celebration”.
When Everton threatened, David de Gea repelled Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku with fine saves.
“We have to be more consistent so next week when we win against Manchester City then we can say OK, now we think maybe about title aspirations”, he continued.
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The loss was the Blues’ first since Man City won 2-0 at Goodison in late August and Galloway, who started that game, says their city rivals are the best team Everton have played this term. “That also gives confidence for the matches against CSKA Moscow and Manchester City”.
