2014 Pre-Season Match Thread: Manchester United v Valencia CF

[SIZE="5"]Manchester United v Valencia CF

Venue: Old Trafford

Tuesday 12th August KO 7:30

mainly excited for the three or four new players signing on the pitch before the game.

Any team news?

Louis van Gaal writes first set of programme notes ahead of Manchester United's pre-season friendly clash against Valencia

Writing in the Manchester United match-day programme, Van Gaal said: 'I am looking forward to walking out into the stadium as the manager of Manchester United, as I know it will be a special moment for me.
'I have been here before, of course, as a manager with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and I know just how difficult it is for visiting teams at Old Trafford. I am really looking forward to having you on the same side as my players.
'After tonight's game we will be fully concentrating on the start of the Premier League, which I am really looking forward to. I have managed in Spain and in Germany and in the Netherlands, so there was only one football country I wanted to see inside and that was England, because of the level of the Premier League and because of the atmosphere. I cannot wait to get started.
Van Gaal also praised his new players for the manner of their pre-season victory over Liverpool in the United States, when United reversed a 1-0 deficit to emerge as 3-1 winners, with Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard scoring the goals.
The Dutchman said: 'I wanted to see an improvement in our performances as the tour went along, and that was mainly the case. In the first of the match against Liverpool, I must say that we were very weak, but the spirit of the team turned that around.
'The players wanted to show themselves as a team and that is very important for me. I could see winning that particular match brought a lot of pleasure to our fans, and I was pleased that we were able to make them happy.

Has he managed at Barcelona and Bayern?

Hshs.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Sounds like good value to me.

For a pre-season friendly? Customers indeed :shakehead:

that defence and midfield

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Any team news?

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/499246394662993920

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/499246679603044352

Farewell appearance for Hernandez.

Fellaini

Originally Posted by vangaalsbigballs

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/499246394662993920

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/499246679603044352

nani is getting £#%&!ed right off asap

Hernandez Fellaini

Januzaj

No Valencia

Originally Posted by vangaalsbigballs

Hernandez Fellaini

Januzaj

No Valencia

injured

Originally Posted by plopborsky

injured

no Shaw at all? Have I missed an injury?

Big Ron

Originally Posted by TheNew

no Shaw at all? Have I missed an injury?

Doing the bleep test, instead.

De Gea

Jones, Smalling, Blackett

Young, Fletcher, Herrera, James

Mata

Rooney, Hernandez

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/499252946002259968

guess the scouse @#%&! will be permanent captain

What the £#%&!s wrong with you? Whats wrong with the defence and Rooney as captain? It think it will make him play better for a start. The defence is fine. He`s giving some players a run out. Its a friendly remember.