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Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United: Louis van Gaal has last laugh at Gunners

Louis van Gaal and Wenger

Louis van Gaal admitted he would have been branded ‘crazy’ if Manchester United had lost to Arsenal.

Injuries forced Van Gaal to play an unusual three-man defence of Chris Smalling, Tyler Blackett and Paddy McNair, but he had the last laugh as Kieran Gibbs’ own goal and Wayne Rooney’s clinical finish secured a 2-1 victory for the Reds at the Emirates – their first on the road of the season.

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