The Europa League exit was disappointing for Manchester United‘s manager Louis van Gaal.
But the Dutchman is now looking forward to play against Manchester City in the Manchester derby on Sunday.
The Red Devils are 4 points behind City and a win would place them right back in the race for a top 4 spot.
Van Gaal praised his players and recognized their commitment to the game against Liverpool but the result was disappointing for everyone.
The team had plenty of missed chances which if were converted would have changed the outcome of the game.
Here’s what he said:
- It is very disappointing because we had the chance – that’s the feeling in the dressing room.
- We created enough chances – [Jesse] Lingard missed with his head, [Juan] Mata from eight metres, [Anthony] Martial also, but the way we conceded that goal, in the last seconds of the first half.
- If we didn’t concede that goal, it was possible. In the second half, we also had chances – [Marouane] Fellaini with his head, with his foot.
- But you have to score three goals and that’s not too easy.
- We tried to do everything. We fought until the end. At half-time, the players were so disappointed but, still, we have given everything.
- I was very pleased the fans were also seeing that and gave them a big applause after the match.
- We have to cope with it. We have to recover again after this match.
- The players have given everything – more than everything, I think – but still we have to play against Manchester City, which is a more important game now because it’s about qualification for the Champions League.
- And they have one [recovery] day more but that was also the case against Arsenal and we beat them, so we have to believe in it. We can do it but it’s our fifth or sixth game in two weeks.
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14 Comments
Ganeswaran Mariappan
He talked as he have beaten liverpool..awh gad!
Kodwo Mensah
Rubbish! LvG is gonna tell us that ManCity ain’t our enemies!!!
Abdul Waris Ck
Fuck you LVG. We don’t need derby win
Tarek Mufc Haidar
Yes we do mate 😛
It would put us back in the top 4 race
Abdul Waris Ck
LVG in charge and we are dead forever. I hate LVG and Woodward.
Tarek Mufc Haidar
Woodward has been screwing LVG for the past 4 transfer windows.
We don’t need to fire Woodward, we just need to assign a sporting director to take care of transfers.
Abdul Waris Ck
Also LVG has to go
Tarek Mufc Haidar
We’ll see…. Soon everything will be clear.
Abdul Waris Ck
Yes mam. We have gone through pains a lot. Teams that are not up to the standard of our youth team comes to OT and beats us. LVG is just clueless. He must go
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Jason Christie
Fuck of lvg were rubbish an hav bn since u arrived
Kevin Williams
Dream on
Yirgalem Negash
Stupid van gall outtt
Muhsen Mughrabi
Lvg full of talk only.send lvg home sack LVG send him home