Louis van Gaal asks media not to harass Marcus Rashford

I am Louis van Gaal. We shall guide him in that way. Give him the time to be 18. Here’s everything you need to know about the youngster… He did it very well.

“We have done that too much, of course, because at times we have played with five youngsters, and that is too many“.

“He looks as if he’s more than capable of handling the pressure”, said Roberts, himself a former striker at worldwide level with Wales. “He can score goals and that’s because he sniffs out a situation before other players can”.

Van Gaal was coy when asked whether Martial would replace Rashford, but was more forthcoming when it came to discussing his striking options.

Daley Blind (8 out of 10) – A bit of an unsung hero in the last few games, Blind doesn’t really have any real pace about him, but his positional game was superb, as always, and he stopped Arsenal playing their normal game.

Flores told the Watford Observer: “I am sure Manchester United anticipated having a better season”.

“He has only played two matches”.

It means that Van Gaal, whose side host Watford in the Premier League on Wednesday, will have a tough job leaving the teenager out, even as Anthony Martial nears a return to fitness after a recent hamstring injury.

Much of the talk after the win against Arsenal was about Van Gaal hitting the deck during a freakish touchline spat with fourth official Mike Dean, when the United manager attempted to illustrate his frustration at Alexis Sanchez’s supposed diving. So I have to rotate.

“The player who was surprising for me talent-wise was Rashford, the timing and intelligence of his movement was great”. Dean however got an wonderful front row view of Van Gaal’s theatrics. Carrick could be a threat to the pairing if he is relieved of his center-back duties, but it’s unlikely the manager will tamper with what has been working. I think I did well. “If you go to work and it is a sad atmosphere you are not going to work with your eyes open”. I did some changes in the approach and structure and rhythm of the day to raise the atmosphere. You have to win to raise the atmosphere.

March could be a decisive month for United. Watford will come to Old Trafford looking to take something from this game and will have no fear as this is a game they will not be expected to get anything from.

Van Gaal said it was “remarkable” what Rashford had achieved but added he still had to show consistency. We are six behind Manchester City [fourth] and seven behind Arsenal.