Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United side take on Premier League leaders

Van Gaal was talking to the media ahead of Manchester United’s League tie against Leicester in a “top of the table” clash at the King Power stadium on Saturday.

In addition to this, United have been a little poor away from home and this will be a concern so they will also want to prove a point by beating the league leaders on the road.

However, as free-flowing as that Ajax side was, they shared one common trait with van Gaal’s evolving United side – they were incredibly well-drilled with every single player knowing his job inside and out.

With last season’s results fresh in my memory, I like Betway’s 7/10 on that prediction. “I remember how that felt and it’s hard to come back from or even think about the professional game”.

United dominated possession throughout the second period and van Gaal admitted that they need to create more in the final third.

Captain Vincent Kompany has been badly missed and faces another fortnight out with a calf problem, while David Silva and Samir Nasri are also sidelined and goalkeeper Joe Hart was injured in the midweek Champions League loss at Juventus.

“You are probably looking at Manchester United and wondering why that lad plays, and yet he’s got so much going for him”. ‘Wayne is doing a lot, has a very great contribution in the team.

“I can imagine that fans are saying that this is ridiculous, they have difficulties to score, but that is a short-term thought”, Van Gaal said. Otherwise he is out of the team.

Meanwhile, Ranieri has backed Anthony Martial to come good for Manchester United and brush off any criticism.

The 13 top-flight matches involving the Foxes this season have seen 48 goals scored; more than any other side.

It seems inconceivable Rooney will not start in such an important fixture.

The England worldwide has been the star man for Leicester and Van Gaal has praised the side and the forward for their displays this season.

“As a manager you are never happy with the form and shape of a player”.

“Mathematically, you can not rule Chelsea out”.

It has not been a great week for Louis van Gaal. United’s position among the title contenders – after two years out of the race for the championship – is perhaps stopping more dissent among the fans.

“Normally this kind of club can be a long time competing, but at the end (of the season) it is more hard”, he said. United has only given up nine goals this season and haven’t conceded a goal from open play in over four weeks!

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“In my opinion, he (the ref) changed the match, but of course it was still 3-2 then, so you can not blame the ref you have to blame yourself, but it was the return of Leicester in that game”.