Van Gaal though was adamant he would not talk about any transfer talk.
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Van Gaal launched a passionate defence of executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward despite the fact that former target Pedro signed for Chelsea this week, rather than United.
United have successfully completed deals for Memphis Depay, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Matteo Darmian, Morgan Schneiderlin and goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
Manchester United and Club Brugge are looking to return to the group stage of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League and they played for it Tuesday at Old Trafford with the English club winning 3-1 in their first ever meeting.
They host Newcastle United on Saturday, when Van Gaal said De Gea would again not feature. I have the idea you want to separate Ed Woodward from me.
“No, I don’t feel any more pressure”. I have never said that.
“He took a risk I think (by saying that) but he is very confident that he can make the goals we expect from him and I have that confidence also”.
“We can be satisfied with the performance but not with the result – we were unlucky”, said van Gaal, “We did not make the right choices in the final third but we played fantastic as a team. Never. Every day I’m updated by him and I trust him”.
Ibrahimovic has been a notoriously combustible individual and has a fiery relationship with United boss van Gaal, who he described as “a pompous ass” in his autobiography. “I can not lie. But I don’t say that I am interested in the player“. “I don’t want to interfere”.
Manchester United created a plethora of opportunities to put away Newcastle throughout the match, but failed to find the killer blow needed to earn all three points.
“You cannot say that Smalling was a bad header or Rooney was not finishing well because he scored a goal and when you see if it is offside or not – I doubt it I have to say. When we buy it has to be a contribution to our selection and not against any price”, Van Gaal is quoted in the Manchester Evening News. “I think his best position is the striker position and he agreed with that conclusion and the second position is the No10″.
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Van Gaal said he would not speak publicly on Mane as he did not want to “interfere” with the club’s pursuit of the Senegalese.
