MANAGER QUOTES
Louis van Gaal: “The Premier League is a very difficult league. To beat your opponent every week is not easy, it is always a struggle and a battle. Then you have to play again mid-week in the Champions League and that is the difference between all the clubs in Europe. It is not predictable to say four teams in the Premier League shall overcome this group stage round, no, it is not like that. But I have to say that we have the teams to do it and we have the quality to do it.”
Dieter Hecking: (On disappointment in Andre Schurrle’s performances thus far) “Andre has been here for nine months now. We have expectations, which are higher than what has so far shown here. He maybe broods too much. We’ve addressed this. He currently does not have the feeling for the situation in which he can be successful. That’s why we can’t spare him criticism. It’s partially justified, and he knows that.”