Angel delight: Louis van Gaal could see Di Maria return to United's bench at Villa
Louis van Gaal has admitted he is still looking for the "perfect" performance from his Manchester United side.
United
have won six games in a row to rise to third in the table, eight points
behind leaders Chelsea and five behind second-placed Manchester City.
And the Dutchman
revealed he has told former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson that the
level of performance is just as important as getting results.
"When
I speak with Sir Alex he says 'no problem, you have won', but for me
it's also the performance that's important, because when you perform
well you shall win more," said Van Gaal.
"I am still looking for a game that is closer to the perfect game than we have given until now.
"For
example, the match against Hull was a great game, and that I have
already said. I want to see more games like that. We dominated for 90
minutes. But too few games we are dominating for 90 minutes." Manchester United v Liverpool: Best pictures
VIEW GALLERYAngel Di Maria has resumed training after recovering from a hamstring injury, but Van Gaal said he was unsure whether the £59.7million record signing will start at Aston Villa tomorrow.
"Di
Maria has trained this week with us, but it is also dependable how he
compares with other players," said Van Gaal. "Because he is not match
fit.
"I have said the same about Robin van Persie and Falcao, and Di Maria is no different.
Van
Gaal added: "Maybe I shall select him [Di Maria] on the bench or maybe
not. I have to make my decision but we have one more training session so
we shall see."
Reflecting on United's 3-0 win over Liverpool last
Sunday, Van Gaal said: "I don't think that one game had a big influence
until now because, okay, the results are very good, but we can improve
the performances as a team.
"I am always speaking about the team.
And I think that the team can improve its self still more and I don't
think that it was a great surprise that we won against Liverpool neither
for the players."
Michael Regan
Fit and available: Radamel Falcao could play a part on Saturday
On Radamel Falcao, who has not started a game for United since
October, Van Gaal suggested the on-loan striker was running out of time
to prove himself worthy of a permanent deal.
"He didn't play so
much then you cannot see too much of a player and he didn't train so
much because he was a lot of time injured,.so first you have to be fit,"
said Van Gaal.
"I have said that three weeks or a month ago, the
first demand is fitness of a player. And, okay, we wait for the fitness
of a player. Now he shows fitness on the training sessions, so maybe I
shall select him, maybe for the bench or the line-up. Wait and see."
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