Man Utd boss Van Gaal confirms Rooney, Martial out of Watford clash

The two sides do battle at Vicarage Road – and with United without several first-teamers, it could be a tough test for Louis van Gaal’s men.

“Maybe (he will be back for) PSV, but it’s not certain”. “It is a very heavy injury”.

They will start the weekend without five of their leading players (including captain Rooney), which won’t make it quite the expected “easy” task for the Red Devils against the Hornets.

Louis van Gaal has been hit by a quadruple injury blow ahead of the game.

“Whichever of the three of us is selected to play, I think we all know the distances that we need to cover and I feel that’s crucial, especially where you can’t have any gaps in the back nine”.

“I think the greatest goal I’ve ever scored is the one against Liverpool”, he revealed. With Fellaini still sidelined by a calf problem, Van Gaal admits he has a “big problem” selecting an attack for Saturday.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager admitted that he is not surprised by Depay’s dip in form.

The 128 Eredivisie and Champions League appearances Depay collected while at PSV belie his age and still-developing talent on the pitch. Meanwhile, Jesse Lingard has impressed since being given his chance in the first-team, curling in a fine goal to break West Brom’s resistance.

Deeney played a key role in Watford’s promotion to the Premier League, scoring 21 goals in the second-tier Championship last season.

“But I have congratulated him on his promotion”.

Further attacks occurred in the French capital on Friday night and 129 people were killed.

“They play a 4-4-2 system with two strikers and two rows of four players, and that is always hard to play against”, Van Gaal added. “Yesterday he was at home so I don’t think he can play either”. “He has to compete with higher level players and I want him to play all the matches and that is why I want to play him also in the Premier League but he chose for Borussia Dortmund”.

The Dutchman said: “We, as a member of the sport of football, we can not do too much”.