Van Gaal ducks title talk as Man Utd go top

Manchester United’s Memphis Depay, left, celebrates with teammates…

On a high after claiming the top spot in the English Premier League (EPL) table, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is aiming to vanquish bitter rivals Arsenal in their next tie.

The former Barcelona man fell out with Louis Van Gaal and was ordered to leave. “A very coachable player and that is also why I like him and I bought him”.

Their last 26 Premier League meetings with United have only produced one victory and they have won just one of their last 14 league away games.

Kane, who had scored 31 times for Spurs last season, ended his drought in the 61st and Lamela was rewarded for a fine performance with a goal on the break in the 79th. “To beat your opponent every week is not easy, it is always a struggle and a battle”, the Dutchman was quoted as saying by the club website (www.manutd.com).

“If you could ask for a moment to announce yourself on the world stage, it would be in a massive game like Liverpool at home“, Smalling said.

“I was still fit and mobile about the house but I couldn’t join in with the lads because if you get contact it (the clot) can travel up your leg and then you are in trouble, so it’s very frustrating”, Jones added.

It’s only a short clip but it typifies how Martial has been playing so far. In fact, this is now the third consecutive season in which Sunderland have failed to win any of their first six league fixtures.

Goals from Virgil van Dijk, Dusan Tadic and Sadio Mane saw Southampton to a 3-1 win over Swansea City, while Mame Biram Diouf gave Stoke City a 2-1 success over Bournemouth, who had striker Callum Wilson stretchered off.

De Jong was injured in the first half by a challenge from Marcel Ritzmaeir, who is on loan at Nijmegen from PSV.

United lacked an attacking edge at the start of the season, but since the deadline day signing of Martial, the twenty-times-champions seem to be finding their shooting boots once again.

Mexico global midfielder Andres Guardado is another noticeable absentee for the Dutch side. The Chilean headed his second in the 57th and completed his treble nine minutes from time.

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has warned that Wolfsburg should not be underestimated ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League encounter at Old Trafford as they remain a force to be reckoned with even without Kevin De Bruyne.