De Gea is a genius – Herrera

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is weighing up a deal for Paris Saint-Germain full-back Gregory van der Wiel.

On Saturday, the 44-year-old will show glimpses of that superb form when he lines up for United’s Masters team as they clash with their Liverpool counterparts in The Castlewood Group Battle Of The Reds 2015 at the National Stadium.

The Spaniard was only minutes away from leaving Old Trafford, but the paperwork wasn’t completed before the transfer deadline.

De Gea’s future was initially uncertain but Van Gaal reinstated him and he has signed a new United contract which runs until 2019.

“I felt in that moment that to extend my contract was the best thing to do”, he told ESPN Deportes.

“So they’ve been very good as a club in academy terms of sticking with those late developers and I still think there’s more to come”.

England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed that captain Wayne Rooney will not play against Spain on Friday night but is in contention to face France next week.

Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has urged a few of the club’s dissatisfied supporters to keep faith on manger Louis van Gaal. He went on to say: “We have to make a positive assessment of the game against West Brom, a squad with former team-mates that made things complicated for us”.

“He’s a very important player”. It’s all well and good having a game plan where you grind teams down and have the ball so much but the game is about excitement and taking chances.

“I know he can play in different positions”.

Schweinsteiger accepts there is more room for improvement and has boldly defended Louis Van Gaal’s style of play.

“But you never lose talent and he’s still got it. It’s about whether the manager can get it out of him”.

Borussia Dortmund will not be sending Adnan Januzaj back to Manchester United early, the club’s sporting director Michael Zorc has said.

Perhaps Van Gaal’s idealism is so pronounced that he sees progress year on year – with next season set to be his last – as a greater achievement than winning the league this season and dropping back off the pace in his final year at the club.

United has not been at the top when it comes to goals scored; seven teams have scored more than United this season and 15 teams have taken more shots.

But Januzaj has largely been restricted to appearances in the Europa League and German Cup to impress.