Manchester United’s playing style is criticised by adidas

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes that his players are being driven by anger following their 2-1 win over Swansea City.

Manchester United’s biggest sponsor, Adidas, have become the first of the club’s financial backers to raise concerns over the football being played by Louis van Gaal’s team, with the German kit manufacturer’s chief executive claiming that it is “not exactly what we want to see”.

In a report from U.K.’s Express, adidas CEO Herbert Hainer was recently asked a question regarding business with the famed soccer club by German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung, to which Hainer responded, “Business with Man United is going very well, we sell more shirts than expected”.

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“It is also because they are very angry that we have lost so many games in a row”, the Dutchman said.

United have only scored four goals in their last six league games and have had seven 0-0 draws in all competitions already this season, six of them at Old Trafford. “You could see how tough it was, but I think we deserved the three points”, the 27-year-old wrote in his blog. But he is apparently less than impressed with the way Van Gaal’s side has been playing, with just 24 goals scored in their first 20 Premier League games.

Captain Wayne Rooney was dropped for the Boxing Day defeat at Stoke but has bounced back and produced a delightful finish to secure victory over Swansea.

Rooney moved above Denis Law into second place in United’s all-time scorers list with his second-half flick. Although he had the freedom to launch attacks down the left flank, he also had added defensive responsibilities in that role, which forced to him to play deeper at times. We did that today and then, in the second half, they exhausted because we really did press them.

Both players were unable to feature the full 90 minutes in the victory over the Swans, a result that ended their run of eight games without a win.

If any good can come from the December form meltdown, it’s that Van Gaal has put more trust in his players and realised how unpleasant it can be when the media turns after your team have not come close to reaching expectations. “I hope it is a fantastic starting point for the team and for him”.