The Manchester United captain has been criticized enough but still seems to be an indispensable name of the starting eleven, when fit.
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Having said that, Jose Mourinho now looks destined to end his second spell at Chelsea sooner rather than later and, as for the thought of the Special One kicking up dust as he struts through the Old Trafford gates… yes, please.
“I think that the Premier League is very competitive and there are a lot of strong teams, fighting hard to climb the table and fighting to win the league”, he added.
While many have pinpointed Nemanja Vidic as a big loss, the giant Serb was going downhill fast during his latter days at Old Trafford and, like Patrice Evra, had already announced his exit long before Van Gaal arrived.
Blame the manager all you want, but when your players don’t perform to their abilities, there is only so much the coach can do.
United have scored just ten goals in their last 12 matches, with Chicharito scoring 15 times for Leverkusen in his last dozen appearances. I had an incredible start, full of opportunities, although those opportunities dwindled over time and things took a turn for the worse.
“I am totally grateful to (Alex) Ferguson”.
Manchester United host Norwich at Old Trafford this weekend looking to get back on track after two consecutive defeats in the Premier League and Champions League respectively, but it won’t be easy against a Norwich team fighting to remain in the Premier League this season. Yet despite being named in the squad for each of the following three fixtures Young remained an unused replacement in the goalless draw with West Ham United, the 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg in the Champions League and the defeat by Bournemouth. The sub plots where everywhere at a time when Van Gaal was left to rue the lack of depth in a squad he himself has chosen to trim back.
Overmars, however, says that summer recruits Memphis Depay and Anthony Martial will ultimately be able to drag Van Gaal’s side into title contention.
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Nevertheless, the striker still has plenty of good words for United, and especially for Ferguson. The only short-term solution may be to recall James Wilson, 20, from his loan to Brighton, unless they make an early move in the January transfer window.
