Louis van Gaal said he did not much like Manchester United’s last home win, 3-1 against Burnley, and he will have liked this one even less. Once again United were far from fluent, once again the visitors were a shade unlucky, but once again the three points moved the home side up the table to keep Champions League hopes alive. United are flattered by their present position, tucked in just behind Chelsea and Manchester City, yet they have been there for most of the season and despite appearing to be there for the taking they are still getting away with it.
Jonny Evans was booed midway through the first half for passing back to his own goalkeeper from halfway, before the United crowd once again implored the home team to “attack, attack, attack”. United never used to need any telling, but this current creation looks more like a collective tribute to Ray “The Crab” Wilkins’ passing style than a collection of internationals recently refitted to the tune of £150m.
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