Hit Or Miss? Rating Louis Van Gaal’s Five Weirdest Tactical Moves For Manchester United

3) Marouane Fellaini upfront

Although only used for some of the game against Southampton recently, it is bizarre that van Gaal opted to use the defensive-minded midfielder Marouane Fellaini as his target man striker when Wayne Rooney has been playing in midfield and Radamel Falcao didn’t make the squad at all. Needless to say, the Belgian struggled to get into the game as the Red Devils lost 1-0 without managing a single shot on target.

Verdict: MISS