MANCHESTER UNITED manager Louis van Gaal insists his side need to take a leaf out of Arsenal's book to win the Premier League.
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| Louis van Gaal says Manchester United must beat teams like Crystal Palace |
United were held to a 0-0 draw away to Crystal Palace this afternoon, while Arsene Wenger's Gunners ran out comfortable 3-0 winners at Swansea.
Van Gaal's side drew with the Swans earlier in the campaign despite dominating the game, and he pointed to his rivals' ability to grind out a result as an example they need to follow.
When asked if he was happy after keeping a third clean sheet in a row at Selhurst Park, he replied: "No, I am not happy because if you want to be the champions, you have to win these kinds of matches.
"Arsenal beat Swansea, for example. We lost against Swansea, even though we were the better team, but they have beaten them 3-0."
While they might have registered their third shut-out on the bounce, United have also failed to score in all of those matches.
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| United failed to score for the third game in a row at Crystal Palace |
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| Title rivals Arsenal won 3-0 at Swansea |
Wayne Rooney was once again named as the lone striker, with big-money summer signing Anthony Martial deployed on the left wing.
However, when it was put to him that he might need to change things, Van Gaal was defiant in his response.
"I cannot do anything anymore because we cannot train: we can only recover and recover," he added.
"We have to score in the next match and then everybody will be happy again, and especially against CSKA Moscow (in the Champions League) it is very important to score."
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