Manchester United’s Bastian Schweinsteiger has urged the club’s fustrated fans to maintain faith in manager Louis van Gaal.
Although United are just two points off the top of the Premier League table, many supporters are not happy with the team’s more cautious style of play.
Despite having the tightest defence in the league – just eight conceded – the Reds have netted nine fewer goals than leaders Manchester City over the opening 12 games of the season.
United have scored just nine goals in six home league matches this campaign, which has led to the Dutchman being the target of the club’s boo-boys.
Although the Dutchman has acknowledged the supporters right to make their feelings known, midfielder Schweinsteiger believes the manager’s methods will bear fruits later in the season.
The German, who left Bayern Munich last summer to move to Old Trafford, said: “It is not about October or November, it is about May.
“I recognise similarities between Louis van Gaal here and at Bayern Munich.
“In Munich, if you remember, it took a while before the team understood exactly how he wants to play football but in the end we won the Bundesliga title and made it to the Champions League final.
“When you are playing a team who defend with 10 men it is not easy to find the gaps.
“It happens but you have to find solutions and this is where we can still improve, improve on breaking a team down.”
However, one of United’s former strikers has criticised the type of football being played under van Gaal.
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