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United short of strikers after James Wilson loaned out
This time a year ago, they were bottom.
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Collectively, United have scored just six more league goals than Vardy (13) this season.
United have to halt this, because Vardy is more than capable of repeating the trouble he caused for Marcos Rojo and Rafael last season. “I already wanted to change one of the strikers because they were not always running in behind”.
Van Gaal was particularly irked at the award of a penalty after Vardy fell under a challenge by Rafael da Silva with United 3-1 ahead.
Last week he equalled Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s record which has stood for 12 years after he scored in 10 consecutive games back in 2003.
Speaking before the league’s current top two meet in Leicester on Saturday, Van Gaal brushed aside the popular theory that the Foxes’ magnificent start to the season will start to fade now they face a run of tough fixtures.
It leaves United with just Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial as genuine strikers, and suggests Van Gaal will continue to use midfielders Marouane Fellaini and Memphis Depay as makeshift forwards this season.
Van Gaal, known as the “Iron Tulip”, has endeared himself to the United fans off the field, and that may explain the subdued nature of the criticism levelled against the team so far, says Brown.
This will likely be the foremost question on the minds of Manchester United coaching staff. Vardy has scored all his goals from inside the box, where he has a 30% success rate, with 3.7 attempts per game. I only know Dennis Bergkamp as a player who did the same with Ajax. It’s not so easy to do that.
“Vardy is hard to defend against”, he conceded.
Rooney admitted United lacked composure in front of goal and did not deserve to win.
Van Gaal said earlier this season that Rooney’s place in the starting XI was guaranteed because he is captain. Fans on phone-ins said United had become boring, particularly considering the money the club has spent to restore its fortunes after David Moyes’ ill-fated spell in charge. Otherwise he is out of the team.
“Wayne is doing a lot, has a great contribution in the team”.
Liverpool’s perennially injured Daniel Sturridge graces the back page of The Sun as his manager calls for him to toughen up over his fitness problems.
“I have not always chosen him in the selection, and I think for him it’s better to play at his age than sit on the bench or play in the second squad”, he said.
They will then be provided with individual development plans and scouts from clubs will also be invited to watch training and games. “And we have to decide that every week”. Not only do they have fast players, but they move the ball around quickly, too.
“Of course, you cannot rule them out”, the Frenchman replied, when asked if Leicester could win the title.
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Van Gaal will be without Ander Herrera, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia this evening while James Wilson has been loaned to Championship leaders Brighton.