The Spaniard, who was made captain for the first time in the absence of Wayne Rooney, belted home a classic 20-yard free-kick to extend United’s winning run to four games, the Mirror reported.
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Van Gaal’s men need three points to keep the pressure on fourth-placed Manchester City, who head into the weekend with a game in hand but level on points with their rivals.
“I think we must all be careful to go into exclusivity when teams like, this year, surprisingly, Leicester is mixing in”, the Blues boss said.
With Sunday’s win over Arsenal, United are back in the hunt for a spot in Champions League.
“We are fighting and we are struggling but, in the struggle, we can play fantastic matches”, he said.
“We were not so good with the ball in the beginning”. We have very good referees in England for sure but sometimes they don’t see everything. “It depends how they feel tomorrow, but the chance is there that one of these three players already plays”, the Dutchman explained.
Ander Herrera in action in Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Watford.
“When (Marcos) Rojo is fit again I can rotate him so I hope we can sustain this”.
– Pulis has lost 11 of his 13 Premier League games against Manchester United (W1 D1). “From that moment, we were the better team”.
After a disappointing first half, on the 83rd minute of the game, Manchester United were able to break the deadlock finally on the 83rd minute, following a brilliance from the ex-Chelsea man Juan Mata.
Odion Ighalo wasted a host of chances while Sebastian Prodl was unfortunate not to be given a penalty after being hauled down by Matteo Darmian at a corner prior to Mata’s victor. Morgan Schneiderlin volleyed inches wide for United from just outside the penalty area, having connected sweetly with Troy Deeney’s headed clearance from a Mata free-kick.
With Martial returning from injury, it should be seen whether he will make his way into the starting lineup or whether Van Gaal will continue with Marcus Rashford, who has scored four goals in last two matches.
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However, when asked if a Super League was still on the agenda, Stillitano told radio station Sirius XM on Thursday he favoured a “change in format” to guarantee places for the big teams, adding: “What would Manchester United argue: did we create soccer or did Leicester create (it)?”
