Louis van Gaal’s quest for control brings scant consolation at Swansea

[Jonathan Wilson]

Manchester United’s manager might be happy with performances but his team still lack pace and fluidity and Wayne Rooney’s instincts seem bluntedIf only Club Brugge were in the Premier League. But they are not and, when you strip out the seven goals Manchester United scored in two games against them, they have scored just three in four this season. For all the talk of progress and of Louis van Gaal’s methods slowly being assimilated by his players, his 50th game in charge ended with the same result as his first: a 2-1 defeat to Swansea.
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