Van Gaal Without 9 first team Players For Bournemouth Clash

Manchester United Manager’s job just got harder with nine of his first team players either out with injuries or suspended, German Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been suspended by the FA for 3 games, while Luke Shaw And Antonio Valencia have both undergone surgery and are not expected back until next year.

Ander Herrera, Chris Smalling and Matteo Darmian are expected to return to action before christmas while Captain Wayne Rooney and Phil Jones Should join the squad just before the new year.

Van Gaal has come under a lot of criticism lately due to the poor string of results his team as put together and fans are beginning to question the “Van Gaal Way”.

The Man United under the Dutch manager tend to keep possession of the ball a lot but find it difficult to turn possession into goals.

Manchester United’s Chris Smalling also out injured

Van Gaal has his work cut out for him though, especially with the way the team crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday against Wolfsburg in Germany, and this long list of injured players will definitely have a bearing on the way the team plays.

United Academy product have however had a chance to stake a claim to the first team spots with players like Guillermo Varela, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, featuring in the Champions League game against Wolfsburg they just might become a regular feature in the United line up this season, On the bright side Morgan Schneiderlin is available for selection against Bournemouth.

Meanwhile the Man United en of year party has been called off following the recent spate of poor results.

Manchester United dealt injury blow as Anthony Martial leaves Wembley on Crutches.

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial left Wembley Stadium on crutches after France’s 2-0 defeat to England in Tuesday’s friendly.

Martial was substituted in the 67th minute of the match and was seen with his left foot heavily bandaged as he left the stadium.

France coach Didier Deschamps played down any long-term injury concerns.

“He was in quite a bit of pain after the match. He got a kick in the penalty area,i think it’s just a knock rather than anything else to the top of his foot.” Deschamps said

Anthony Martial has joined Man Utd for a record fee of 36 million pounds (highest for a teenager in the BPL)

He joins Manchester United’s growing injury list as full-back Antonio Valencia was ruled out for five months with a foot problem of his own earlier this week while midfielder Michael Carrick was forced to withdraw from the Three Lions squad prior to the France game with an ankle knock.