“He was superb in the first half and this role is the best for him”, Van Gaal told BT Sport. Let’s wait, and hope’.
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‘He plays on the wings and he is fast and scores goals. He has been FIFA’s world player of the year on three occasions.
However, Scholes feels United’s chance of winning the league will depend on how the consistency of their challengers.
Deeney looked to have earned a point for the Hornets with a late penalty, but then slid home a Bastian Schweinsteiger cross. “So I had to change the system”. “Our positional game was not so good and that was disappointing”.
“I thought we were unlucky to concede the penalty, but you always have to do your best until the final whistle”. Memphis tested Heurelho Gomes midway through the first-half with a stinging drive which the Brazilian smartly turned aside. At half-time, we had to forget and play a match for 45 minutes. We could have finished the game much earlier.
“I only saw him the day after he played then he was at home yesterday so I think he can’t play (against Watford)'”. It was an injection, the equaliser.
“We created three chances in a row and I’m very proud I am manager of that team”.
PSV’s Hector Moreno, who broke Shaw’s leg, can expect a hostile reaction when the Dutch club arrive at Old Trafford for United’s next Champions League tie on Wednesday.
With captain Wayne Rooney and forward Anthony Martial mising because of an injury, Jesse Lingard was United’s most risky player causing problems for the Watford defence with his pace.
Apparently not. Despite United’s injury crisis up front, Van Gaal says the young striker can not play the full 90 minutes due to a lack of match fitness.
“We are going through a lousy period with injuries”, he said after the match. Antonio Valencia has been operated on. But you never know – I don’t know the development of the illness.
“It’s not so heavy as everybody has written, but he can not play against Watford”.
Man Utd: De Gea 7; Young 6, Jones 7 (McNair (69) 6) Smalling 6, Blind 6; Depay 8, Schneiderlin 7, Herrera 6 (Rojo (25) 6), Schweinsteiger 7, Mata 7 (Pereira (78)); Lingard 7.
“Rooney is ill and illness is a matter of days, not weeks”, added van Gaal. I have to see and compare players.
The main bit of team news on everyone’s lips will be whether Martial has recovered from his foot injury in time to line up for United against Watford.
“Every position is double occupied”. Memphis Depay has struggled to impress in quite the same way since arriving in England but was recalled to the starting line-up at Vicarage Road with Martial and Rooney unavailable.
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Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores refused to be downbeat despite the nature of the defeat. “To lose that point is very hard, very hard”.
