England’s striker Wayne Rooney celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot to score his 50th goal for England, making him the country’s all-time goal scorer, during the Euro 2016 qualifying group E football match between England and Switzerland at Wembley Stadium in west London on September 8, 2015. AFP PHOTO .
The Red Devils came from behind at Old Trafford to beat the Bundesliga side 2-1 in the Champions League last night.
And Van Gaal admits poor performances from Antonio Valencia, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Memphis Depay forced him to take the trio off.
The Dutchman explained: “Valencia? I think it was tactical because I wanted to prevent crosses from that side and Antonio let them cross.
“Also, I saw that at that side they could be more effective on that side.
“Schweinsteiger, he was tired I thought and that was the reason, because he also gave balls away.
“Schweinsteiger is normally the best possession player, so that is the reason I changed him. The same for Memphis.”
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