Young shrugs off Van Gaal’s comments

“We have start winning in the group now”.

He has been ignored by Hodgson ever since despite emerging as one of Manchester United’s most impressive and consistent performers under Louis van Gaal.

It’s been a couple years since United last won silverware, namely the league title in 2013 during Sir Alex Ferguson’s last year before retirement. The Red Devils made their way into the fourth round of the Capital One Cup after a convincing 3-0 win over Ipswich Town, banishing memories of their capitulation against MK Dons at the same stage in 2014. I said at the start of the season we have fantastic competition. If you want to win the Champions league then you have to win your home games. “We want to get ourselves back to winning silverware”.

He started the Premier League opener against Spurs but since has been in LVG’s XI just twice against PSV and Ipswich in the League Cup. Luke Shaw’s long-term injury could in turn see Darmian reprise that role if the manager elects to keep Daley Blind at centre-half. I have been in touch with him and been speaking to him and he seems very positive.

“I wasn’t bothered”, said the 30-year, who highlighted as much by signing a new contract in August.

Ashley Young is refusing to give up on an England recall and says he will always make himself available for his country. “I have personally spoken to him quite a bit”, added the 30-year-old. “The manager has said how surprised he was how positive he is but that is the type of kid he is”.

But Young ended by confirming the 20-year-old is in good spirits and already making strides on the road to recovery. But he’ll have the medical department looking after and knowing exactly what he needs to do to come back.

United will be hoping the absences do not necessarily mean those mentioned will not play on Wednesday, but if they do then it will be up to the other first-team players to step up to the plate.

“Even the day after it happened he was positive and upbeat which I think for a lot of the players and staff was surprising after such a horrific injury, and when he returns to the training ground everyone will be there for him.” Whenever I am called upon I will go out and do that.

“When you are called upon as a winger you want to create chances and get shots off and hopefully I am doing that”.

United head into this week’s Champions League tie against Wolfsburg with confidence high after going top of the Premier League. It may be extremely early on in the season, but the team has shown signs of being champion contenders.