The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach is believed to be on an £8m yearly salary, though “only” £3.3m is guaranteed basic pay, with the rest coming in bonuses.
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Fellaini will miss the rest of United’s Premier League campaign, but will be available for the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace on May 21.
Former Norwich striker Chris Sutton went as far as labelling Van Gaal “bonkers” for not selecting the 18-year-old who has scored seven goals since breaking into the side in February.
Juan Mata of Manchester United with a fan celebrate their win after the Barclays Premier League match between Norwich City and Manchester United at Carrow Road on May 7, 2016 in Norwich, England.
Both players picked up injuries in United’s 1-0 win over Norwich on Saturday, but Louis Van Gaal remains optimistic. United are yet to string three consecutive victories together in the Premier League this season but if they can record wins at West Ham and Bournemouth, Mata and co could yet have a chance of playing Champions League football next season.
While the North-East duo of Newcastle United and Sunderland appear to be making a decent fist of their fights against relegation, the same can not be said of Norwich.
Key players: The home side will depend on Wes Hoolahan and Jerome to help them score some goals.
In the penultimate match at the Boleyn ahead of West Ham’s summer move to the Olympic Stadium, the home team was repeatedly punished for defensive lapses, and Swansea was two goals up within half an hour thanks to winger Wayne Routledge and striker Andrew Ayew. It was late in the second half, when Juan Mata made a decision to stand up and put in a mentionable performance, that United came up with that goal.
The Dutchman remains similarly optimistic over Darmian, adding: “Darmian has a kick on the ankle so we will have to see the reaction tomorrow (Sunday)”. “I don’t know if we did that in September, October or November, but we are always able to do that, because of our quality”. There’s been so many times across the season where we’ve been well in the game, played pretty well at certain stages.
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“If I got a chance to play for the team, I would love to play for Manchester United, even if it is just one game”, Bolt said.
