Van Gaal Not Worried About Manchester United's Goal Struggles

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he is not worried by his team's continued struggles in front of goal this season.

United travel to the King Power Stadium this weekend to take on Leicester City in a top-of-the-table clash as they look to bounce back from their disappointing 0-0 draw at home to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday.

That result leaves United needing a win in Germany against Wolfsburg in their final group game to be assured of progression to the knockout stages.

Van Gaal's conservative approach has been a source of frustration for many United fans this season, but the former Barcelona boss is happy with how the team are performing and is confident goals will return to his side.

"If we weren't creating chances I'd be worried, but we are and we don't give too much away - normally our results are good," Van Gaal said.

"Our defensive organisation is normally the best part of our game. We've proved that more than ever this season.

"That is why we are second in the league and second in our Champions League group."

United boast the best defence in the Premier League, conceding just nine goals in their opening 13 games, but it will be tested on Saturday by Leicester's Jamie Vardy.

Vardy goes into the game having equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy's feat of scoring in 10 successive Premier League games and will surpass the Dutchman if he scores on Saturday, and Van Gaal is well aware of the England international's talents after watching him score in Leicester's shock 5-3 win over United in this fixture last season.

"He was already last year a very nasty player for us," Van Gaal said. "He scored, he provoked a penalty and now he is scoring in a row ten goals so now you are a great player.

"I only know, for example, Dennis Bergkamp as a player with me that did the same with Ajax and that is not so easy."

Leicester's presence at the top of the Premier League in November has surprised many but Van Gaal believes the wealth of English clubs leads to greater parity than in other European leagues, and he refused to rule Claudio Ranieri's side out as legitimate title contenders.

When asked if the Foxes could win the league, Van Gaal said: "I don't think anybody has expected that [Leicester to be top], even Leicester themselves.

"Normally these kind of clubs can be a long time competing, but normally at the end it's more difficult.

"But in England because of the quality of the teams, because every team has the money to buy players - and they have bought players - the difference in the Premier League between the clubs in level is not so high.

"So it is possible I think."

Meanwhile, Van Gaal confirmed Ander Herrera and Phil Jones will miss Saturday's game as they still have not recovered from injuries sustained in last weekend's 2-1 win over Watford.

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