Goalless United worries Van Gaal

“We have to do it in Wolfsburg”.

The best of the first-half chances fell to the fit-again Martial, who poked a shot straight at goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet, and holding midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, who couldn’t get enough on a close-range attempt from Daley Blind’s corner. Many have criticised Rooney for the lack of motivation he is giving to the players and the lack of goals he’s scored this season.

“They are human beings and also the opponent, how they play the game and how they defend or attack and the reason, the real reason you never know”.

United haven’t had a goalless draw at Old Trafford in the Champions League since September 2010 when then-Scottish champions Rangers came down to Manchester.

Asked if he was concerned about the goal drought in recent matches, Van Gaal replied: “Of course I am anxious, but I also know that goals are coming and going”. Today (Wednesday) we could have scored at least three goals.

“In the second half we showed a lack of composure so that was not great, overall a draw was probably fair but this is what we did not want”.

That disappointment was clear to see on the faces of the United players as they left the pitch.

United recorded yet another 0-0 draw in the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven – that’s the fifth time they have drawn a blank since the start of last month.

According to the Metro, the Bundesliga giants have won 29 consecutive Bundesliga games at home.

“The result is disappointing because I have still the feeling we could have finished this game several times, in the first half more than the second”, he added.

The Manchester United boss will point to the position United now occupy in the Premier League (second) as justification of his philosophy, but there is an ever-growing angered minority/majority (depending on who you speak to) who feel the manager needs to change his ways or go. “That’s more hard, it [would have been] much more easier to do it tonight”, he said.

“We stayed compact and on the counter we had our chances”, he said. “It always is. But we have to believe in ourselves and have the confidence that we can do that”.