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Louis van Gaal: Why I dropped Daley Blind and Marcus Rashford from the Man United team
LOUIS VAN GAAL has explained the reason behind dropping Daley Blind and Marcus Rashford from the Man United team to face Norwich.
Louis van Gaal hinted at changes in his pre-match press conference
The duo were surprise omissions from the United squad at Carrow Road, causing surprise amongst supporters on social media.
Blind has made 51 starts this season, with his last absence coming in October.
While Rashford has been a regular starter ever since his breakthrough in February.
Van Gaal told BT Sport: "Marcus Rashford has played all the games and is very young.
"We have to give him a little bit of a rest.
"And Daley has played all the matches in the competition so when we have to do it is this game."
Norwich: Ruddy; Pinto, Martin, Bassong, Olsson; Redmond, Howson, O'Neil, Brady; Hoolahan; Jerome
Subs: Rudd, Whittaker, Naismith, Mbokani, Bamford, Jarvis, Dorrans
Manchester United: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Rojo, Darmian; Carrick, Herrera; Mata, Lingard, Memphis; Rooney
Subs: Romero, McNair, Borthwick-Jackson, Fosu-Mensah, Schneiderlin, Januzaj