Monday’s biggest stories for the Red Devils.
Southampton v Manchester United Premier League clash to rekindle old feud
When the Saints host United at St Mary’s in Monday Night Football it will see Ronald Koeman take on Louis van Gaal.
The two Dutchmen have worked together before, where they had a monumental fallout at Ajax when Koeman was manager and van Gaal the director of football, reports the Telegraph.
This animosity is thought to have died down in recent times, but it will be interesting to see the dynamic between the two on the touchline.
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Van Gaal ‘not interested’ if Radamel Falcao is bothered by being on the bench
The 63-year-old has sent a message out to Falcao and any other players who may be frustrated at being left on the bench.
The striker has struggled to break back into the starting XI following injury and van Gaal is not concerned whether this bothers the Colombia international or not.
“I’m not interested. He has to follow my philosophy. Do you understand that? Yes, I’m here because of that,” the Dutch boss was quoted by the Mirror.
Red Devils interested in Bayer Leverkusen duo Karim Bellarabi and Son-Heung Min
There is much interest from the Premier League in the Leverkusen pair with Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur also keeping tabs, according to the Daily Star.
Son joined the Bundesliga club from fellow top tier side Hamburg in 2013 for £8m and has greatly impressed, whilst Bellarabi has been catching eyes this term.
The 24-year-old has recently been given his first cap by Germany national team manager Joachim Low.
Boost in the pursuit of Aston Villa captain Ron Vlaar
Both the Gunners and Man United will be pleased to learn that the chances of signing the centre-back have been given a significant boost in recent times.
Vlaar has cast doubt over his future at Villa Park with the Netherlands international in the final year of his current deal at the Birmingham club.
“These are troubled times at Villa. The manager has said he won’t let me leave during the season but I don’t know what will happen if clubs come in for me,” the 29-year-old was quoted by the Daily Express.
Former striker Dion Dublin says swagger is back under van Gaal
The ex-United man has said that the players at Old Trafford look confident again now that the Dutchman is in charge.
The club underwent a difficult period under previous boss David Moyes, but since van Gaal took charge Dublin says things have changed.
“I look at the body language of the players. They all want the ball, their chins are up, their confidence is back. They have turned the corner and I think they will go from strength to strength,” the Englishman was quoted by the Daily Express.