Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has claimed that his team are defending well, despite their 5-3 humiliation at Leicester. United head into Saturday’s home game with West Ham at Old Trafford still reeling from Sunday’s embarrassment and missing 10 players through injury and suspension. Van Gaal says he is determined to get to the root cause of the physical problems his players are suffering and is looking at the club’s day-to-day training methods in minute detail. Louis van Gaal says his Manchester United have defended well bar last Sunday's match at Leicester Van Gaal admits he has a selection headache of Manchester United's home clash against West Ham
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Louis van Gaal has hit back at criticism of Manchester United's defence
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United conceded five goals in defeat at Leicester on Sunday
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Van Gaal believes the Old Trafford side have defended well bar that game
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Dutchman insists the Red Devils can finish in the top three or four
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Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Jonny Evans are all out injured
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United entertain West Ham at home on Saturday in the Premier League
Van Gaal read his team the riot act after Sunday’s defeat but refused to blame them for one of the most bizarre @placeholder performances of recent times.