None of Manchester United's injured players are
likely to be fit for the next Premier League match
against Newcastle United, manager Louis van Gaal
said on Tuesday.
Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw, Marouane
Fellaini, Ander Herrera and Chris Smalling missed
the 1-1 draw at Aston Villa and only Smalling has
an outside chance of returning against Newcastle
at Old Trafford on Friday.
"For a few players it is fine because they are
recovering quickly," Van Gaal told reporters.
"You also have players who are not recovering so
quickly, so I have to rotate. I have a lot of injured
players, that is the problem with these matches."
United's 1-1 draw at Villa ended a run of six
successive wins which has lifted Van Gaal's side to
third.
"We want to build a fortress at Old Trafford and we
have made it that already because we have won a
lot, and with great results," Van Gaal said.
"We have to continue, but there are no easy games
in the Premier League."
United travel to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and
Stoke City on Thursday before an FA Cup third-
round trip to Yeovil.
"My record in away matches as a coach is not so
bad," Van Gaal said.
"Away, teams are more open and want to attack
but here they want to defend. That is why we have
to build up a certain playing style so we can
dominate. I'm saying every week that we are
dominating for 45 or 60 minutes. We have to
dominate for 90 minutes."
Radamel Falcao headed the equaliser against Villa,
only his second goal for United, and Van Gaal is
looking for more from the on-loan Colombian
striker.
"He can be in great form, but the team has to be in
great form. That allows Falcao to show his
qualities," the Dutchman said.
"When the cross is not coming from Ashley Young,
then he cannot show what he has done in the last
match."
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