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Van Gaal, Rooney in disagreement

“Michael Carrick said when you score like that in the first half, everything is going more easily”.

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“And it is especially so with Wayne Rooney, who is saying that because he has scored seven goals”. They all started with COPE radio station in Spain, were followed by Spanish newspaper El Confidencial and MARCA and now both the BBC and Manchester Evening News are reporting that talks have taken place.

It is understood that the current coach, Louis Van Gaal, is to continue training at United until the end of the season, unless there is disaster in the near future, reports the site. No, it’s still the same.

“We train all the same in the same way”.

Varela was responding to questions regarding van Gaal’s apparent problems with South American players and although the Uruguayan rejected those claims, he did suggest the Dutchman was hard to work under.

Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United will be back in the title race if they beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, citing his side’s recent “sparkling” football as a further reason why his team can challenge.

“I’m not changing him from that role, he has changed himself because previously he wasn’t good enough there”. Maybe I have another number 10 who is better than Mata.

Van Gaal has warned that if the former Chelsea player does not improve his performances, he is likely to be replaced by the Manchester United youngster Andreas Pereira. “We had fantastic finishing of team goals, building up from the back, which is what I like to see”.

The England global suffered a double leg fracture during a Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven in September past year.

Shaw has been included in United’s Europa League squad and Van Gaal offered this view of his full-back’s comeback targets. “It’s nice to aim for that”. I’m not changing him from that role. “He was in great form when he was injured”.

Phil Jones has returned to training and is in contention to play against champions Chelsea while long-term absentees Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia were “making progress”.

Phil Jones, meanwhile, is close to being available following a foot injury.

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Van Gaal has been under intense pressure at Old Trafford following a disappointing campaign.

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