LVG turnaround continues slowly but surely

Manchester United made it nine games without defeat this morning after rounding off the 2014 calendar year with a goalless draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. With both sides playing open, attacking football, the best chances fell to Louis van Gaal's team but some rare lapses in finishing and an excellent display by the hosts' goalkeeper Hugo Lloris led to the game ending in stalemate. Van Gaal named an unchanged side to the one that defeated Newcastle United 3-1 at home on Boxing Day, making it the first time since November 2012 that the Reds' line-up remained the same in consecutive matches, only this time there were six yellow cards all up. A draw is not good enough if Man United want the Premiership back. Man City and Chelsea are still ahead on the table by 7 and 10 points respectively, and one point isn't going to narrow the gap as much as all three points will.