“But I like Mauricio (Pochettino), I have a great relationship with him and his work at Tottenham is very good”.
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But Van Gaal believes Rooney, 31, remains the pick of the bunch.
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The match kicked off half and hour late after United’s team coach was stuck in traffic and the atmosphere was flat in a first half in which Lamela wasted the best chance when he headed Christian Eriksen’s pass wastefully wide.
“He made a fantastic chip over the goalkeeper”.
“I have said to my players you have to help your colleagues who are not selected and a lot of players are not selected for the first team or sit on the bench”. “We need to try to get points and try to arrive at the end of the season with the possibility to win the title”, he added.
Van Gaal is not giving up hope of Manchester United gaining a top-four spot despite dropping four points behind Manchester City in the race for the Champions League.
“I think that Wayne is a player who is always doing his utmost best”.
Leicester’s win at Sunderland shortly before kick-off threatened to dampen spirits around White Hart Lane but Spurs showed they are not yet ready to give up the fight. If they fail, we need to stay there.
The legendary Welshman told Inside United: “The biggest thing you learn going from player to coach is not to think like a player any more, but to think like a coach”.
“We are communicating every day with each other”.
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“We knew how good the opposition were and it was important that we keep on winning games”.
