Sure the victim was newly promoted Queens Park Rangers, but a victory was extremely celebrated by Man United fans. It’s Louis van Gaal’s first W as leader at Old Trafford, and given the disastrous start he got off to, this was kind of a big deal. We were worried a #BeforeLVGWinsAtUnited hash tag was going to start circulating.
That’s over now, as Man United are off the hook. They won in dominating fashion, 4 to nil
Here are all the Man United goals in reverse chronological order:
Juan Mata 4-0
Wayne Rooney makes it 3-0 with an assist from Ander Herrera
Ander Herrera makes it 2-0
Angel Di Maria makes it 1 to nil with his first ever Man United goal. As you can see, all the new buys stepped up today big time and really contributed. Is this is truly the beginning of that Louis van Gaal revolution that we’ve heard about?
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