Louis van Gaal gives players time off after Swansea City win

Harry Kane is one possibility though still slim at best, Kane would be a great home grown addition to United side which are really struggling to find the net. Funnily enough Manchester United fans weren’t best pleased with this statement considering the style of play along with the league position they are having to endure.

And the playing staff were also angered by their own performances on the pitch, Van Gaal revealed.

The United playmaker wrote on his weekly blog: “At last I can write a post feeling that we’ve done our duty during the weekend”.

“Always at home we are playing in a more attacking way, to please the fans but also because that is also the culture of Manchester United”.

I don’t think he’s played as a number nine for many years and to be the focal point now, I’m not sure if he’s comfortable playing in that role.

Louis van Gaal has been criticised throughout the current campaign for his perceived defensive tactics at Old Trafford, with former player Paul Scholes saying he would not wish to play under the manager and suggesting the team had no risk or creativity.

“They’re not used to that and I’m not used to that – losing four matches in succession”.

“They (the players) are very angry that we lost so many games in a row”. Had Van Gaal been managing Bayern Munich that night in Barcelona, he would not possibly have begun to comprehend what had happened.

As well as creating the winning goal, Martial headed in the game’s opening goal two minutes into the second half and Ashley Young, who set him up, also stood out.

The young Frenchman has just about made United watchable this season, even when those around him have floundered under the restrictive and sterile style of football that Louis van Gaal encourages.

The comments of Hainer, whose company replaced Nike as United’s shirt sponsor past year, may well have been noted amongst the Old Trafford marketing men.

Rooney is now second in the all-time Premier League goalscoring charts, behind Alan Shearer on 288 goals, and second on Manchester United’s all-time goalscoring list, behind Sir Bobby Charlton on 249 goals. “I hope it is a fantastic starting point for the team and for him”.

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