United coach Louis van Gaal has
revealed that Manchester United will play the 4-3-3 formation next season,
after experimenting in preseason.
The manager tinkered with the shape of the team last season, as
United overcame a poor start to the season to qualify for Champions League
football after being absent for a year.
It seems the Dutchman has finally settled on the manner he wants
the Red Devils to be deployed.
“More or less 4-3-3,” he told the club’s official website. “We
played that already last season, in the second half of the season, and I have
said that is the system I want to use.
“We played in our shape [on tour] and played how we have to
play. That’s also where I have been very satisfied.”
He added: “That the midfielder is [sometimes] in front of the
striker is not bad because I think you do need variation in your attack,” said
Van Gaal, in a press conference following the final tour match against PSG.
“I like that and I ask for that, especially from Memphis. It can
also be [Michael] Carrick or [Bastian] Schweinsteiger or [Morgan] Schneiderlin
once in a while but mostly Memphis [Depay]. It depends on our opponents.”
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