Louis van Gaal, speaking to journalists after the victorious match, did not hide his joy and was satisfied with the performance of the team today. Here are the thoughts of the head coach.
About the match: "We started the New Year very well. I think we played very riskily, attacked a lot, played with three defenders, but we wanted to win and scored two fantastic goals. That is the difference. Such offensive tactics were due to the quality of the opponents and their current form. We always look for a game plan that suits us, but the opponents do not expect. That is the reason for the risk, not because we want to take risks. Before the Chelsea match, we left a lot of space behind, we did it today as well. But we won and most importantly, we scored two great goals."
About A. Martial and W. Rooney: "A. Martial made a goal-scoring pass and scored a goal, but the same could be said about Wayne, after he ran to the near post and created space for A. Martial, of course, A. Young's pass was excellent. Rooney's goal with his left foot over his other foot was amazing."
About the character shown by 'United' after the equalizing goal: "Of course, you could see there was a certain team collapse, but they had enough courage to continue what they started and saw how it would end. We created opportunities and scored a winning goal."
About L. Fabianski's header at the end of the match: "It is incredible when four minutes are added - that is a lot, especially when they are holding the ball, not us. Of course, after our goal, they started rushing, but they deserved the favor of the referees, which I do not understand. Luckily for us, he missed, because it was a great header he made completely free."
About the substitutions of P. Jones and A. Young: "They both suffered injuries. I had to replace them, it was not planned substitutions."
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