Van Gaal salutes super saver De Gea

Louis van Gaal watched Manchester United thump arch-rivals Liverpool to strength their grip on returning to the Champions League but claims he is still searching for more from his players.

Van Gaal, whose side are third and now five points clear of fifth-placed Southampton, was still not content as goalkeeper David De Gea was required to produce a string of fine saves to ensure victory.

Van Gaal, who has lost defender Marcus Rojo to an unspecified injury, said: “We are winning now — six matches in-a-row is fantastic — but we still have to improve our playing style. Only after the matches against QPR and Hull did I say we dominated the game. We didn’t do that. We can learn to kill the game more easily.