adminLONDON. — Four wins a row have lifted Manchester United into the English Premier League soccer ‘s top four and Louis van Gaal’s managerial reign is beginning to bear fruit after a difficult start.
Although home victories over Crystal Palace, Hull City and Stoke City would not normally set pulses racing at Old Trafford, the gutsy win at Arsenal showed signs of the fierce team spirit that underpinned Alex Ferguson’s glittering reign at the club.
Van Gaal has overcome a spate of injuries that have forced him to field a patched-up defence in almost every match and United’s resurgence has been epitomised by the form of the much-maligned Marouane Fellaini and Ashley Young.
Fellaini, signed by former manager David Moyes and seen as a symbol of his unhappy spell at the club, has been a stalwart in Van Gaal’s midfield, using his physical attributes to great effect at both ends of the pitch. — Reuters.
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