“I have seen the Andy Carroll show”, Van Gaal said.
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Louis van Gaal feels Manchester United will always be a bigger club than Tottenham Hotspur, despite his side’s humbling defeat over the weekend. “So we have to cope with Carroll but also with other players – they have a certain player named (Dimitri) Payet, he can also play.” he added.
But United must not be pre-occupied with the player Bilic describes as probably the best header of a ball in the world, according to Van Gaal, whose side still have an outside chance of qualifying for the Champions League.
“I think that in the balance we are still ahead”, said former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach Van Gaal, whose day began badly when the United team coach was stuck in traffic forcing a 30-minute delay to kickoff.
“Every team can lose to everybody so still we are in the race, but of course when you lose a game you have to close the gap again and that’s more hard”, Van Gaal told Sky Sports. I hope we shall recover very well. “Everybody knows that this is the last chance”. I feel there is a combination of that and the expectation too of the players that are brought to the club and have taken a bit of time to adjust to the club.
Indeed it was McNair who scored the only goal of the game, minutes after Rooney’s departure, arriving on cue in the penalty area to control and fire home left-footed.
Jamie Carragher has claimed that Manchester United are going “backwards” under the guidance of manager Louis van Gaal.
United are now 4 points behind Manchester City with after their first loss at White Hart lane in 15 years. It was against Arsenal and they have great central defenders but still he could do that.
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Having slipped four points adrift of rivals Manchester City who now occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot with six games remaining, it is unclear as to whether or not the Red Devils will feature in Europe’s premier competition next season.
