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“You never want to lose the game but I saw enough in that day to know we had actually got our identity back“.

Rooney went on to complete his treble in the second half, before Ander Herrera rounded off the scoring as United secured their place in Thursday’s draw for the group stages with a 7-1 aggregate success.

“It was unselfish, but this shows he is always thinking of the team”. “So I’m very pleased also for him“. It’s not just about ourselves.

The Blues were hoping to land the Manchester United midfielder on a season-long deal but Januzaj has today sealed a move to Borussia Dortmund.

With Adnan Januzaj getting injured during the Brugge victory, Van Gaal confirmed he will consider Herrera for a starting spot against Swansea City, although the manager could also turn to Marouane Fellaini after the Belgian’s return from a domestic suspension. Having scored...

Van Gaal said that Fellaini would be more a number nine or 10 than at six or eight this season, the BBC reported.

However, the second half was Manchester United’s in terms of possession, but Newcastle defended stoutly and deserved the point they took.

The 24-year-old keeper might return to his native country, with Spanish football expert Guillem Balague confirming that De Gea will be joining Rafa Benitez’s men soon, as per Sky Sports.

Van Gaal also staunchly insisted that United had decided against signing Pedro – rather than having been caught out prevaricating over the deal only to be gazumped by Chelsea, who quickly secured the Spanish worldwide from Barcelona by triggering his €30millio...

And the United boss was full of praise for the 20-year-old after the final whistle.

Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal, was not pleased that his team did not win by more goals against Aston Villa on Friday night.

“I am a little bit disappointed [about missing out on a hat-trick] and I will forget about it tomorrow but tonight I will think about that last chance“.

They will gain approval for van Gaal who, in turn, will be satisfied the man he brought in from the cold – Adnan Januzaj – bagged the deflected goal at Villa Park. We had too many unnecessary losses of possession as a team and Adnan Januzaj had unnecessary ball...

Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood said: “I am disappointed with the result, I thought we nullified them, but it is to be expected, we have a lot of players out there trying to find their feet in English football“.

Fourth in the Premier League last season, United have opened the new campaign with 1-0 wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa, and Juan Mata believes Friday’s victory at Villa Park showed the team’s readiness.