The Belgian star was recalled to the starting line-up by Louis van Gaal and struck the only goal of a laboured 1-0 win that maintains the Reds’ 100% start to the new Premier League season. We had a lot of unnecessary ball losses…
However, manager Louis van Gaal delivered a return to Europe’s top table during his debut season in charge, but they must negotiate a tricky tie against the Belgian Pro League side to reach the group stages.
A planned march by the English Defence League on Saturday has seen this match brought forward at the request of West Midlands Police and so the TV cameras will get an early shot at Friday Night Football before it becomes a more frequent part of the fixture list next season.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal hit out at critics of team captain Wayne Rooney during his press conference ahead of the Red Devils’ Champions League clash with Club Brugge.
The 29-year-old has failed to score in United’s first two Premier League fixtures of the season and looked off the pace in Friday’s 1-0 victory over Aston Villa.
Louis van Gaal claimed that De Gea turned down the chance to play for United against Spurs last weekend as he wants to leave Old Trafford for Real Madrid, but reports from the De Gea camp suggest that claim is not accurate.
Sounds familiar? Manchester United aren’t thrilling or anything close to that, but they keep on winning, beating Aston Villa 1-0 through a slick Adnan Januzaj goal.
Hristo Stoichkov says his former Barcelona coach Louis van Gaal is “destroying” Manchester United, and warned Pedro Rodriguez not to move to Old Trafford.
Barcelona defender Dani Alves has vowed to respect Pedro’s decision regardless of what the Spain global opts to do, and has backed him to follow his heart amidst the speculation.
The Red Devils are close to securing the services of Barcelona striker Pedro but Stoichkov says the 28-year-old would regret a move to Old Trafford as long as the Dutchman is in charge.
Following his extra-time victor for Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup, Manchester United fans will no doubt be licking their lips at the prospect of snatching Pedro from the Catalan giants.