Rooney In Training Ahead Of PSV Match

“Rooney is recovered and Martial can play”, Van Gaal told MUTV.

Memphis and Luke Shaw had built up an impressive working partnership down the left flank at the start of the season before the relationship was ruined when the left back suffered his horror double leg break in Eindhoven in September.

Of course, absence from training doesn’t necessarily mean players are injured but it isn’t usually a good sign.

Marouane Fellaini is another who has returned to the squad after injury which is welcome news for van Gaal, who is dealing with a lengthy injury list.

Best, who made 361 appearances for United and helped them win the European Cup in 1968, died on November 25, 2005 at the age of 59 after a long struggle with alcoholism.

“At half-time I said to remove the first half, the most important thing was that we want to play another match of 45 minutes”, Flores said.

Phil Jones (ankle) and Ander Herrera (hamstring) were substituted during the win at Vicarage Road and both were absent.

Louis van Gaal’s men go into the game at Old Trafford in pole position in the pool with seven points from four matches, although PSV and Wolfsburg are close behind on six, with CSKA Moscow bottom on four. However, Scholes has stated that Van Gaal’s cautious tactics, which has seen them earn the best defensive record in the league at the cost of scoring just 19 goals in 13 games, is crippling players like Bastian Schweinsteiger. Watford dug in and the good chances that United did create too often came to nothing. I know some people think our positional game is boring but I think it is a way to disorganise the opponent’s organisation. Maybe we have to buy a left-back in January.

United can secure their place in the last 16 of Europe’s elite club competition with a victory over the Eredivisie title-holders but Van Gaal feels PSV are unlikely to be overawed when they step out onto the Old Trafford pitch.

“No, my players are not doing that, I am sure of that”.

A lively display, however, was capped off by an excellent finish in the first half as Depay struck a sweet volley into the top corner to give United the lead.

“Obviously it is going to be tough and we will need to be at our highest level to beat PSV and Leicester. But let’s go little by little”.