Louis van Gaal: Man United coach hails ‘unbelievable’ Marcus Rashford

“I think Cameron [Borthwick-Jackson] is a prime example of that”.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal labelled continued reports linking Jose Mourinho to his job as “an absolute scandal”.

Martial limped out of Manchester United’s pre-match warm up ahead of their Europa League clash with Midjtyllandand on Thursday. “The fans will have enjoyed our attacking football”, said under-pressure Dutchman Van Gaal, whose struggling side have been accused by pundits and former United players of dishing up boring football this season.

He came to United’s rescue after Midtjylland – leading 2-1 after the first leg – took a 27th-minute lead at Old Trafford.

United then had a number of chances to score again, with Morgan Schneiderlin volleying wide, Memphis having a shot from long range that curled just wide, and Schneiderlin hitting the post with a header from a corner.

Henderson confirmed it was him by sharing a video of him celebrating with Rashford on his Instagram page, writing: “Go on Marcus lad!!”

Van Gaal would not be drawn on whether Rashford would keep his place in the side for the visit of Arsenal on Sunday, indicating that it might depend on how quickly he recovers from his first senior outing.

“What I would say is that I hope we can take the spirit from this game into the next match”. Normally you get a decline in confidence, but it was not like that as we scored, but missed a penalty – unbelievable!

Star trio David de Gea, Anthony Martial and Chris Smalling were among the 15 players unavailable for selection for Thursday’s 5-1 triumph over Midtjylland.

“Still we kept going and going so I must give great compliment to my players because it is not so easy to do that”. Wes Brown, Danny Welbeck, Ravel Morrison, Zeki Fryers and Tyler Blackett all played for the Didsbury team, while some of Rashford’s current teammates at United also featured for Fletcher Moss.

Memphis produced a magnificent performance for United during the win and capped off the game with the final goal.

Of the PSV win, Butt added: “We came out and played the football we felt was right for us and they could not handle Marcus’s pace up front, so we knew it was not a passing game for us but more getting behind them effectively”. He’s only 20 and he’s played all the matches so it’s not so remarkable. “I think he is smart and wise to step out, because it was not a rupture, it was a tight hamstring”.

“It is not so remarkable but what is remarkable is he stepped down himself”.