Van Gaal And Wilson Praise Falcao

Louis van Gaal has praised Radamel Falcao following his industrious performance in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers and declared the Colombian striker “did well” at Loftus Road.

Falcao was recalled to the starting XI after missing the Southampton defeat and showed good energy up front alongside Angel Di Maria. Although goalkeeper Rob Green prevented him from converting two excellent chances, with a deft Steven Caulker touch on James Wilson' cross denying another scoring opportunity, van Gaal was pleased with his display.

“It is not so important what I find, I think, because he wants to score goals,” the Dutchman explained in his post-match press conference in West London. “For me, I have to judge how he has played and scoring goals is an important aspect of a striker, I know.

“But for me it is also important if he is an attacking point and that he can play further with a striker; that we are coming in the third or fourth phase of our attack and he did it well.”

Meanwhile, match-winner Wilson has explained why he is benefiting from playing alongside Falcao at United and, with great humility, admitted his team-mate might have scored if his passing was slightly improved on Saturday.

“I can learn a lot from him in training,” Wilson told MUTV after the match. “It was maybe not his day today, but maybe a few of my crosses could have set him up a bit better. But yeah, it’s great to play alongside him and learn off him, it’s great for me.”