Manchester United’s Juan Mata: ‘Players understand Louis van Gaal’s methods’

Dick Advocaat is more concerned about Manchester United’s players, than locking horns with old team-mate and adversary Louis van Gaal.

Depay ended Sunderland’s stubborn resistance by converting Mata’s square pass and after Rooney had netted in the first minute of the second half there was no way back for the Black Cats, who conceded a final goal in the last minute of normal time.

Wilson came through the ranks of the Academy system and has made 18 appearances in all for United’s first-team, scoring four goals since making his debut against Hull City at Old Trafford in May 2014.

Jones says United are not getting ahead of themselves – they have played only seven matches, after all – but the belief is there that the club can maintain a serious title challenge this term. That I am convinced of.

Wayne Rooney finally got his first goal of the league campaign, but it was the hard work of Anthony Martial which should be applauded. You need luck but the balance of the team is better than last season.

“I want to play with a first striker and a second striker and maybe they are a very good duo together”.

“He’ll be a big player for us throughout the season and in the future, but we need to let him enjoy his football, and I’m sure he’ll bring magic moments for us”.

“But Monaco’s statement was always that the two players that would not move were Martial and [Layvin] Kurzawa, so I thought they would maintain that”.

Speaking earlier on Friday, Van Gaal confirmed Wilson would have to wait to discover whether he would be loaned out.

“Of course you can compare Martial with Kluivert”.

“But you can’t compare the periods or the resistance in the game”, he said. At that time Kluivert and Davids were not with iPhones for example.

“This is a different period and also the resistance nowadays is more”.

“I think that is where I can do best for the team, finding the gaps”.

Shaw has started his rehabilitation, but Van Gaal did not sound optimistic about the chances of a quick recovery from the leg he broke against PSV Eindhoven. A couple of weeks ago it seemed that the title race is all but over with Manchester City seemingly running away with it but how things have changed.