Louis van Gaal: Anthony Martial and Wayne Rooney goals were beautiful

LOUIS VAN GAAL has praised Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial for two ‘beautiful goals’ to see off Premier League strugglers Swansea.

 

Louis van Gaal was pleased with the quality of Manchester United's goals

 

Manchester United ended an eight-game winless run with a 2-1 victory over managerless Swansea, easing pressure on Van Gaal.

And the Dutchman has heaped praise on his players for the manner in which they played, in particular the quality of the two goals.

 

“I think we played a very risky system against Swansea because they had a shape with four midfielders in a diamond,” he told BBC Sport.

“We played with three defenders but we did very well and created a lot of chances. We didn’t score, though, and that’s our problem.

 

“When we scored, there was not a problem any more. We scored two beautiful goals.

“I am very happy for the players because they had to play under big pressure and now we have won.

 

“We are still near the top of the league and the gap is less. So that’s football. That’s a season. A season takes eight months or something like that and not one month.

"I hope this is a fantastic starting point for us in the New Year and we can continue against Sheffield United.”

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