Stoke City Might Be A Tough Test For Manchester United

According to Louis Van Gaal, it is important for his team to keep their positive momentum against Stoke City but he is aware that Manchester United is facing quite a rough test.

Despite a long injury list that has been cited in the media lately, United is still holding strong at the fourth place in the Premier League table thanks to three consecutive wins namely after Hull City, Arsenal and Crystal Palace.

Van Gaal now wants his site to keep the effort going and to keep a strong hold on the Champions League chart. He is however aware that the Premier League implies a considerable amount of competitiveness and that each game would constitute of a test to the team.

It might be easily inferred from Van Gaal’s statements that he focusing on winning. He stated that winning of a club like United, which is one of the best of the league is of utmost importance. This especially holds true since they have reached the fourth place in the table. It would be regrettable to let other teams overcome them at this stage.

For this game United will go without Argentinian forward player di Maria after he got a hamstring injury early during a match against Hull. Captain Wayne Rooney is expected to be fit again after receiving a blow on the knee on an ad hoarding. Striker Radamel Falcao will be able to play for about 20 minutes in the game as he is still recovering from a calf injury.