Louis van Gaal has once again bemoaned the Premier League's Christmas schedule after his Manchester United side failed to score against Tottenham.
Speaking to BT Sport after the game, Van Gaal claimed that 48 hours rest is not enough time for his players to recuperate, explaining that his side began to struggle in the latter stages.
'The second half was a struggle. You can see the players can't recover in two days. It was an ugly match. We played very well in the first half, but [if] you don't score goals, you cannot win.
'I said it already before the matches, but okay. It's a culture of England. I think the human body cannot recover within 48 hours, and you have seen that the second half was a struggle.'
Despite this, the Dutchman waxed lyrical about his side's first-half display, labelling it as the best 45 minutes his United have played all season.
When asked it a draw was a fair result, Van Gaal said: 'No, we lost two points. It was the best performance of Manchester United this season, in the first half. We could have scored four or five goals, but we didn't reward ourselves.
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