Depay in particular made a difference with his direct running, and created the first chance of note in the game in the 66th minute as his right-footed drive flashed wide of the Sheffield United goal.
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‘I don’t think we will do businness in January but you cannot say that because where there is a chance to make the selection better, we shall do it. But I don’t think we shall (be able to in January)’.
Van Gaal’s position remains uncertain, despite the eagerness of United’s board to give him more time to turn things around.
“I have said also in the (summer) transfer period that we need creative players with speed and we don’t have that too much”. The players looked bored, there’s no spirit, nobody having a go at each other, no entertainment.
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Earlier, Van Gaal’s job came under scrutiny following his side’s repeated poor performances in the Premier League and early exit from the Champions League.
“But I believe in the talent, but he has to develop his talent, and I can not predict now if he has changed or that he already has developed because he didn’t play. We have to wait and see”.
“We will be going there to win”.
Rooney, England greatest ever goal scorer, has had a awful season from his standards and his goal in their 2-1 win over Swansea City on Saturday was his first since October and only his third Premier League goal of the season. We are trying everything to come to a solution but at the end it always comes down to [whether] we are better than the opponents.
Rooney was speaking moments after his former team-mate Paul Scholes launched his latest tirade against United’s style of play under Van Gaal.
The Blades sit some 46 places below United in the league ladder, but have earned a reputation as cup upset specialists after beating West Ham and Southampton to reach the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup last season.
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“This cup can throw up a lot of surprise so it was just important that we got through and, thankfully, we’ve done that”.
