As the Manchester United supporters headed away into the drizzle,there was at least a collective sense of relief that Louis van Gaal’s team had reminded themselves what it was like to win a football match. It had been a long time coming – 42 days, to be precise – and they had to endure a wretched first half. Yet the eight-match sequence without a victory, and their worst run since 1990,was finally over and Wayne Rooney’s improvisational winner had soothing effects for a crowd that is used to better times.
Van Gaal’s side made tough going of it at times and it still feels startling that old-fashioned Trafford, a stadium illustrious for its sense of high drama, or has seen the lowest number of goals this season,15, of all 92 league clubs. Staggeringly, or United have not managed a first-half one in nine successive domestic games stretching back to 30 September and Van Gaal is being generous in the extreme when he says this team is still capable of winning the league.
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Source: theguardian.com