Van Gaal Pinpoints Area For Improvement

Louis van Gaal believes his Manchester United players must improve their final ball, starting in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash at QPR.

The Reds' 11-match unbeaten run was ended by Southampton last time out and the fact Fraser Forster was not properly tested in the visitors' net has been the subject of much discussion ever since. Van Gaal is determined to see that situation improve as United aim for a third league win on the road in 2014/15.

"Okay, you can see we have not created too many chances in the last three matches but, before that, we played at Tottenham and we had six big chances with the same system," the manager told MUTV in an exclusive interview.

"It's always dependable on the opponents also but I have to say, in the last phase of our attack, we've failed in the last pass and that is the most important pass. I hope we shall improve that in the coming matches."

Van Gaal has been keen to point out he wants speed in his side with Angel Di Maria and James Wilson two of the quickest squad members at his disposal and very much in his thinking.

"Pace is very important," he stated. "Nowadays, football cannot be played without pace and, therefore, for example, Wilson and Di Maria are very important for me and that's why they play so much.

"But, of course, the last pass is also very important and we have to improve that because we have enough pace in our playing style and also we have enough pace in our passing.

"We could make passes riskier at a higher speed but we have to do it on the pitch at the right time and we have to score."

When asked if he has been able to select his strongest team, the boss replied: "It depends on the system, so I cannot say.

"It depends on which system we use because, for example, in the system we play now, Ashley Young is very suitable to play in this system. For another player, it is not so suitable. But I think it's good that you can change systems."