Bastian Schweinsteiger is convinced Louis van Gaal will bring success to Manchester United and sees parallels with the manager’s trophy-winning spell at Bayern Munich.
After the weekend’s results in the Barclays Premier League, the Reds sit fourth in the table and just two points behind the leaders, after a 2-0 home win over West Bromwich Albion that extended the clean sheets sequence to five games in all competitions.
Schweinsteiger accepts the team still has room for improvement but, having played in van Gaal’s 2009/10 Double-winning Bayern team, he is confident the Reds are heading in the right direction under the boss.
"I recognise similarities between Louis van Gaal here and at Bayern Munich," Schweinsteiger said. "In Munich, it took a while before the team understood exactly how we wanted to play football. But in the end we won the Bundesliga title and made it to the Champions League final.
"You have to be patient. But, of course, during that you have to win, you have to get results and you have to score. I think we are in a good way. We can improve but the team spirit here is great.
"It is not about October or November – it is about May. I am sure Louis will bring success to United. I am convinced that will happen but we have to do our work and we have to improve."
While goals haven’t been in abundant supply recently, Schweinsteiger insists United deserve credit for the manner of Saturday’s victory over a West Brom side who conceded for only the second time away from home in the league this season.
But he also admits the Reds need to find ways of overcoming defensive-minded teams more comfortably, especially at Old Trafford.
"It is difficult to play against teams with the kind of defensive strategy West Brom had but I think we did well offensively," the Germany midfielder continued.
"When you are playing a team who defend with 10 men, it is not easy to find the gaps. There is still room for improvement but we did improve on breaking a team down, and we didn't give many chances away.
"It is not exclusive to England," he continued. "In Munich in the league or the Champions League it was exactly the same. Bayern drew 0-0 recently against Frankfurt because Frankfurt were defending with a lot of players. It happens but you have to find solutions and this is where we can still improve to make it easier for ourselves.
"Football is not only about attack. There are teams with different game styles and they also win titles. But I think especially in home matches we have to press and go forward.
"It is very important we win our matches at the moment because the league is very tight. And it was important to go into the international break with a win because the last two times were not very nice."
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