LVG: Rooney would play if he wasn’t captain

Vardy equalled the record held since 2003 by former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy when he took his scoring streak into double figures with one of Leicester’s goals in their 3-0 win at Newcastle last Saturday.

“It is possible, I think”, van Gaal said when asked about Leicester’s prospects of becoming the most unlikely English champions of all-time.

Vardy is now an England worldwide and the Barclays Premier League’s 13-goal top scorer since becoming non-league football’s first £1million player when he joined the Foxes from Fleetwood in 2012. “He scored, he provoked a penalty and now he is scoring 10 games in a row”.

“Last week as you said, we had a bad result against West Brom and so did Manchester City (against Liverpool), so it compacted the whole table”.

“I think that our defensive organisation is normally the best part of our game and, after that match against Leicester, we are proving that we have very good defensive organisation and we have proved that this season more than ever”. I only know Dennis Bergkamp as a player at home who did the same with Ajax. From seventh place to second and now, despite Wednesday’s goalless draw, they are within reach of the knockout stages of the Champions League.

“Van Gaal has mastered the weighty and august duties inherent in being United’s figurehead”, he says.

“I really can’t predict what will happen in this game because I have no idea from one week to the next which United will turn up”, said Ferdinand.

Leicester City Expected XI (4-4-2): Schmeichel (GK); Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs; Mahrez, Drinkwater, Kante, Albrighton; Ulloa, Vardy. Fans and ex-players alike are calling for the Dutchman’s head, saying he has killed the club’s tradition of attacking, free-flowing football established under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Martial has been an instant hit at Old Trafford after arriving from French club AS Monaco earlier this season.

Louis van Gaal sees no problem with Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney’s form amid suggestions that he could be doing more.

Surprise leaders Leicester host United at the Walkers Stadium in the late game looking to add another victory to what has been a dream start to the season. We have a very good spirit, we know on Saturday there will be a very good challenger for us.

“I feel we showed a lack of composure which put ourselves under pressure a lot of times”.

Tuesday’s failure to find the back of the net against PSV means United have now scored just six goals in their past eight games in all competitions, but Van Gaal has staunchly rejected all previous criticism of their playing style.

“At this moment, he doesn’t play in the striker’s position, Martial is playing there”, Van Gaal said.