30 minutes before the crunch clash of Manchester United and Midtjylland, Anthony Martial was called off the pitch when he stretched his right hamstring during warm-up.
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The Manchester-born youngster’s fearless performance pushed United into the last 16 of the Europa League with a 5-1 win and eased the pressure on its embattled Dutch coach Louis van Gaal.
“Speaking to TV channel RTL7, ahead of his team’s Premier League encounter against Arsenal, the Dutchman said, according to multiple sources, “[Mourinho] has said things a number of times with a lot of words.
“I said to him at half-time to be in the width of the goal and you shall score”.
“We are looking for consistent strikers, and there aren’t many around”.
“It’s great. You can’t put a price on that for the younger lads, especially Marcus”, Carrick, who made his senior bow as a teenager with West Ham in 1999, told MUTV, United’s in-house television station. “I must give compliments to my players”. He was there on the bench because he was the natural sub for Martial. “I am always confident, the first match they play, that is not any problem, it is the second or third that gives problems and that is why it is a fantastic step for them in the learning process”.
United’s Memphis Depay celebrates after scoring during the Europa League round of 32 second leg soccer match between Manchester United and FC Midtjylland in Manchester, England, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.
“I have to say the first impression is it is not heavy”, Van Gaal told a media conference.
“Chris is a question mark, but you never know”, he added. I hope that the fans shall have enjoyed this game as there has been a lot of spectacular football – there were a lot of attacking situations.
Schneiderlin went close with an overhead kick and hit the woodwork in-between a long-range Depay strike as resurgent United looked to take the lead – something they appeared set to do when Herrera was taken down by Romer.
Van Gaal claims lack of options up front has forced him to include the 20-year-old regularly in his starting lineup this season.
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“I think he was fantastic”. Manchester City lost 5-1 against Chelsea, and they do not get the same level of criticism.
