Man Utd News: Mourinho midfield plan, Van Gaal admission, Striker bags hat-trick

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Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Will Keane are in all the news today

Manchester United will be able to sign Valencia midfielder Andres Gomes in the summer - if they have Jose Mourinho as manager.Gomes and Mourinho share an agent in Jorge Mendes and the 50-year-old has a master plan to unite the two at Old Trafford before the beginning of next season according to reports in Italy.
However, United will face stiff competition from both Serie A leaders Napoli and giants Juventus for the 22-year-old Portuguese international.

Louis van Gaal

Current boss Louis van Gaal responded to accusations about his side's goal-scoring record by admitting his side are lacking creativity.
But the Dutch manager has vowed to improve the side that sometimes even bores him.
"Our difficulty is not our defensive organisation – that you can see, all the stats are in that direction," Van Gaal said.
"But the stats in the attacking direction are not so good so we have to improve that part, especially in the third and fourth phase. That is where our intention is going too.

"At this moment we have a lack of creativity and you can see that but they have done it before so they can do it again.
"We have to lift that and we are very busy with that but at this moment we can improve.
"Every week I’m saying we have to improve in the third or fourth phase.”
And if Van Gaal is looking for someone in form then he need look no further than Will Keane.

The 22-year-old requested his loan spell at Preston North End be terminated so he could try to win a place in the United first team.
And he has down his chances no harm with a hat-trick for the Under-21 side against Reading.
The England under-21 international was a live wire as United won 3-1, and Keane sent a strong message to Van Gaal about his abilities.