The Southampton forward became a Manchester United target after Chelsea hijacked the club’s deal for Pedro in August. “We have started the year very well with a lot of wins and I think this will give a big boost to the players, the fans and everyone in the environment of Manchester United”.
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He did not go on the summer tour to the United States of America and was not permitted to train with the first-team squad. “Our fans expect us to win, especially at home”. That’s more private I think.
The midfielder was reported to have been on the brink of a move to Arsenal late last year until he suffered a broken leg in a La Liga game in December of last year.
Despite the Colombian’s protests that his excessive speed was because he feared he was the subject of a kidnap attempt, the Bernabeu hierarchy are thought to be willing to sell the World Cup Golden Boot victor if they don’t see a marked improvement in his behaviour.
“English Premier League is great to watch”. “We are just seven points behind the leaders and at this stage of the season, it’s not something you can not control”. We are looking, but it is not so easy.
According to several reports, Valdes has secured a loan move to Belgian side Standard Liege, bringing an end to his time at Old Trafford.
Title ambitions may be far fetched for Van Gaal but Robson is confident the club can at least secure another Champions League spot. “There is a parallel and I have said that always”.
“Because of that philosophy it’s been a little bit hard to get free-flowing football like it was under Sir Alex”.
“(But) at the of the day players have to come on board. The players are responsible and not only the manager. For the moment, we have to stay focused and keep the same mentality in our next game against Southampton.
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In 22 matches in England’s top tier, the team have returned a paltry 28 goals but they famously struggle to find the net in the first half inside their own manor, Old Trafford.
