Van Gaal: Daley Blind's injury is not a big fear

Daley Blind is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for English club Manchester United as a midfielder.

He is facing an extended period out due to the knee-ligament injury that he sustained playing in Holland’s 6-0 win over Latvia. Speculations have shown that he could be out for about six months with his ongoing injury.

But in the news posted by Mirror, BBC, Guardian and several others it seems that his injury will sideline him for several weeks but not for six months. Daley Blind could return to action for Manchester United before the end of the year after Louis van Gaal confirmed that the midfielder’s knee injury is not as serious as initially feared.

Daley Blind

United boss Louis van Gaal said,"First he needs to rest for 10 days, then we will have a better idea,"
"I can't say it will be six to eight weeks," added Van Gaal. "I can't even say it will be 10 to 12 weeks. But it is definitely not six months."

United quickly deleted the tweet about Blind, who was injured in his country's 6-0 win over Latvia on Saturday.

Paul Scholes: Maria is unhappy at Old Trafford

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes that the star signing  Angel Di Maria seems unhappy at Old Trafford.

The Argentina international joined the Red Devils in a British-record €75 million deal. He earns £200,000-a-week salary at Old Trafford and has scored three times in his eight Premier League appearances to date.

Despite an encouraging start to life with the 20-time English champions, though, Scholes believes that the winger has not is one of a number of United players who needs a lift after a winless run of three matches.

Paul Scholes also insisted Manchester United must improve their performances under Louis van Gaal and says their return of 13 points from the first 10 games of the season is “not good enough”.

 Angel Di Maria

The former midfielder wrote in The Independent "My concern is that the mood among the United players feels a bit low-key,".

"Preparing for the broadcast of the game (Real Madrid vs Liverpool) in Madrid this week, I watched reruns of last season and Angel Di Maria smiling broadly as he celebrated goal after goal with Cristiano Ronaldo.

"He doesn't seem to be in the same happy mood at United. It feels downbeat among the team."