Louis van Gaal pulled off a coup when he convinced the Germany captain to leave boyhood club Bayern Munich for Manchester United in the summer and he has been a near constant presence in their team this season.
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“Just? You think it’s just?”
Bournemouth recived 30 goals in the league so far and they have the worst defence, while Manchester United can boast with the best defensive record letting in only 10 goals in 15 rounds.
Pressure on United’s manager will intensify this weekend if they fail to win now 17th placed team from Premier League – Bournemouth.
Bournemouth welcome Manchester United to Dean Court on Saturday evening and with the visitors now struggling to hit top form, the draw is the way to go, which is 12/5 with Bet Victor, Sky Bet, Bet Fred and Stan James.
“We saw that [PSV] Eindhoven were winning and if we conceded we were out”.
Van Gaal has been telling his players they can still salvage something from their season.
“He’s still a world-class player and undisputedly our captain”. Granted, his effect on the big clash with Wolfsburg was minimal, but his leadership will shine through if the Red Devils remain in the hunt for the Premier League.
“We can fight for the FA Cup and fight also for the Europa League, so I think we have enough to fight for”.
Manchester United must “rise above” their critics as they look to end a tough week on a high against AFC Bournemouth, according to Jesse Lingard. “But we’re working on it and hopefully that will come in the next game”.
“Michael Carrick, the guy just walked off the back of him (for the third goal), an experienced player”.
They join long-term casualties Luke Shaw, who is recovering from a broken leg, and Antonio Valencia, who has an ankle injury, while Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones are also unavailable.
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That is because Van Gaal could be without six defenders for the trip to the south coast after Chris Smalling picked up a groin injury and Matteo Darmian a hamstring problem in Germany.
