“For me what we did in the past was great”.
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United were largely outplayed in the first 45 minutes of the clash at Anfield, but improved after the break with, Rooney’s late victor giving them a 1-0 victory.
Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward heard the boos and the abuse Van Gaal received as he trudged off the pitch and will surely now be considering whether to back or sack the man he appointed manager 18 months ago.
The Spanish goalkeeper, who sent a goodbye message to Manchester United fans on Thursday, has now officially ended his Old Trafford hell.
Austin was left unmarked when fellow substitute James Ward-Prowse crossed the ball in from a free-kick.
Through it all, the club’s hierarchy has remained silent about the setbacks, supporters’ discontent and increasingly embattled manager Louis van Gaal.
“If you keep the organisation of your team during the game [United] will be nervous”. From the lows of succumbing to defeats to both Bournemouth and Norwich, to the high of completing a double over Liverpool, it’s hard to make something out of how United have been this season.
“I think the 20 Premier League teams will probably be in the top 30 revenue earners in European football so it gives every team a real ability to attract top players”.
He added: “I don’t want to talk about quality [of football] – but I’m not going to sit here and say it’s that attractive”.
Mrs Rees said: “He is mumbling and it is not very clear from here but Sir Alex Ferguson replies “Let’s hope so!”
“I wanted to win this game also and that’s why I changed Borthwick-Jackson for Januzaj – he could have scored also”.
Such a downward spiral would not have been anticipated going into the season, given that more than $350 million has been spent on new players since Van Gaal took charge in 2014.
United’s defensive crisis worsened, meanwhile, after Matteo Darmian came off clutching his chest following an aerial collision with Long.
“That’s why we have to look especially in the transfer period for replacements, but the difficulty is we ask for a level, so we are looking but it is not easy”.
Van Gaal will still think he can achieve things this season, despite all the struggles, and sacking the manager now would be effectively writing the season off.
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“I don’t disagree that Giggs has to prove himself”.
