Ferdinand is one of the few Old Trafford legends defending Louis van Gaal after fans saw the club draw yet another game 0-0 midweek in the Champions League.
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“But also you have to see how our opponents are playing against us, and when you see how they play, you know the difficulty of organizing against that type of opponent”.
When asked whether he would consider signing Vardy, Van Gaal gave a terse reply, saying: “That is not your business, I think”.
Martial’s form has tapered off after a brilliant start to the campaign, while Rooney has managed only two goals in 11 appearances thus far in the league. “I know you’re not born with it but there’s got to be someone in that changing room who you go to because he looks like he’s so comfortable with the situation, knows it. I’ll follow that”.
“More or less, Van Nistelrooy is like Vardy”, the United manager said.
Van Gaal described Vardy as a “nasty” and “great” player who he also likened to former Arsenal and Ajax great Dennis Bergkamp.
Vardy won a penalty and scored the final goal in Leicester’s shock 5-3 win over United last season at the King Power Stadium and Van Gaal is wary of the danger posed by the 28-year-old ahead of United’s return this weekend. “Normally these kind of clubs can be a long time competing, but normally at the end it’s more hard”.
It’s also an opportunity for Wilson to prove that he’s ready to become a Premier League player, a strong goalscoring run in the Championship would help him in his aim.
Napoli welcome leaders Inter Milan looking to regain top spot as Roma, fresh from another Champions League humiliation, and Fiorentina seek to keep pace with Serie A’s current title favourites.
Van Gaal said: “Yes, of course (that is the case)”.
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So worrying is the shortage of goals that it came as a surprise when United announced Thursday that youngster James Wilson, one of only three out-and-out strikers in the squad, had joined second-tier club Brighton on loan for the rest of the season. “We had quite a lot of injuries from important players but we have to live with that”, Toure said.
