Sunday, 1 February 2015
Van Gaal: Lots of work to do.
Louis van Gaal has warned Manchester United they still have a lot of work to do before they secure Champions League qualification.
Their 3-1 victory over Leicester at Old Trafford on Saturday took
them to within five points of second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League.
But United's form in January has been mixed - they have only won three matches in all competitions, losing at home to Southampton, drawing at Stoke and then 0-0 at Cambridge United in the FA Cup.
After the win over Leicester, van Gaal reminded his players that the season has a long way to go.
When asked if he could sense Champions League qualification was getting closer for his men, he replied: "No, because (only) at the end of the league matches we divide the titles and not at this moment."
United have a winnable set of fixtures coming up against
West Ham, Burnley, Swansea, Sunderland and Newcastle.
However, van Gaal is aware he still has to travel to Liverpool and
Chelsea in the last third of the season and he believes the fight for a top-four finish will go right down to the wire.
"It shall be a big battle to the end," Van Gaal told MUTV. "That is a big battle. West Ham has lost (to Liverpool on Saturday). "One competitor shall lose."
Robin van Persie put United ahead against Leicester with a sublime finish and Radamel Falcao added his fourth for the club before Wes Morgan's own goal helped United avenge their embarrassing 5-3 reverse at the King Power Stadium last September.
Source: Skysports.

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