Louis van Gaal is continuing to take it “step by step” despite the upturn in fortunes edging Manchester United towards the top four. “Then you can see how hard it was and we are still in the possibility of being in the first four of the league”.
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The 18-year-old only featured in two of the club’s seven fixtures that month but his scintillating performances against FC Midtjylland and Arsenal have seen him secure 56% of the supporters’ vote, collected through United’s official website.
And ahead of Sunday’s match at West Brom, Van Gaal backed Hodgson’s stance by saying that age should be disregarded when assessing his youngster’s chances.
“We show when we don’t play good we can win”. “I have to give a lot of compliments to my players”. It is better to do in the second team but I am forced to do that.
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is not getting too carried away with his side’s form of late.
Van Gaal will provide an update on the fitness of his players in his press conference on Friday.
The match offers United the chance to go on a five-match winning run for the first time in this topsy-turvy season – a result that would ratchet up the pressure on faltering rivals Manchester City.
“However, he had not played before against Odion Ighalo, who is a handful for a centre-half”.
Juan Mata’s 83 minute free-kick sealed a hard-fought win against Quique Sanchez Flores’ team, who dominated for lengthy spells and missed a series of chances.
His rise has inevitably seen the player become the centre of attention, but Van Gaal has pleaded with the press to keep a firm distance.
Several darting runs by Rashford down the right flank swung the balance and keeper Heurelio Gomez saved two stinging shots by Mata before United’s playmaker finally broke the deadlock.
“I am very happy for the players because they have fought until the end, and they knew out on the pitch that our competitors were losing”, van Gaal said after the game.
United, which is now knocking on the door of the Champions League places, has won its last four games in all competitions.
“It is a nightmare result”, Watford defender Prodl said.
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“When I was trainer-coach of Bayern Munich, we played 55 matches and we played then the final of the Champions League”. We lost to an wonderful free-kick.
