Despite having regularly been sucked into relegation battles due to all manner of problems (which I wrote about for SB Nation’s main site earlier in the week), they’ve had an annoyingly good record against United over the last couple of years.
After the close of the summer transfer window he had been ready to join a Championship club on loan – an ambition shared by Van Gaal, who wanted him to have the regular game time that would aid his development.
The 19-year-old became the most expensive teenage footballer in the world when the Red Devils forked out a staggering £36-million for his signature on deadline day.
Manchester United sent out a statement that they are ready to compete for the Premier League title by beating Southampton at St Mary’s, according to manager Louis van Gaal.
The victory took Louis van Gaal’s side into second place, two points behind neighbours Manchester City. Before that, he had put impressive performances in against PSV Eindhoven and against Liverpool where he scored a superb solo goal on his debut for United. “We saw...
PSV Eindhoven defender Hector Moreno has admitted he is praying for Manchester United’s Luke Shaw after he made the tackle that caused the full-back to suffer a double fracture of his leg on Tuesday.
United declined to comment any further on the matter, but it is understood that Shaw will have a second operation at the Dutch hospital as part of his recovery on Friday.
Louis van Gaal backed Anthony Martial to shine at Manchester United after the world’s most expensive teenager exploded onto the Premier League stage with a superb debut goal in yesterday’s 3-1 win against Liverpool.
Shaw had an operation on the leg at the St Anna Ziekenhuis hospital on the outskirts of Eindhoven on the night of the match and stayed there until he was given the all clear to return to Manchester on Saturday.
PSV Eindhoven defender Hector Moreno broke down in tears when he visited Luke Shaw in hospital to apologise to the Manchester United full-back for breaking his leg.