Manchester United have received some stinging criticism this week but Jesse Lingard says they must focus on beating AFC Bournemouth. The Brazil worldwide has been heavily linked with a move to the Gunners and United in the past, but it seems the 23-year-old prefers a switch to the Emirates due to his admiration for Wenger.
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Chris Smalling and Matteo Darmian joined an injury list that already includes fellow defenders Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia, and Phil Jones. Manchester United created 60 chances in the Champions League this season.
His first came three minutes after Martial’s goal and after Vieirinha had given Wolfsburg the lead, his late second, six minutes from time, cancelled out an equaliser for United from Josuha Guilavogui just 90 seconds earlier.
The Dutchman arrived at Old Trafford ahead of last season and, following the disastrous tenure of David Moyes, earned plaudits for the way he returned United to Champions League football.
Van Gaal shrugged off reports that his assistant, United great Ryan Giggs, was being lined up as the potential new manager of Swansea following its firing of Garry Monk on Wednesday. The centre-back injured himself shortly before the end and while he wanted to come off, Van Gaal ordered him to stay on and sent him up-front.
Manchester United’s iconic goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has hit out at the club’s performance against Wolfsburg on Tuesday night, labelling it “average”.
Germany boss Joachim Low has sprung to Bastian Schweinsteiger’s defence after the midfielder was criticised by Louis van Gaal and insisted his job as the national team captain is safe. “But the referee was whistling and talking with the two players”. But he was brought on with 20 minutes to go in United’s make-or-break game with the Bundesliga side and The Times claims there was some bemusement amongst United’s players as a result of van Gaal’s tactical changes.
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Marouane Fellaini is supremely confident that Manchester United can still win the Premier League title.
