Van Persie believes Man U will frighten opponents again under Van Gaal

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is of the opinion that the club would frighten other teams again when manager Louis van Gaal's methods fully click and the injury crisis is eased.

The striker is confident that United is heading in the right direction, with Van Persie pointing to Saturday's 2-1 win over West Ham United with 10 men and the 4-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers two weeks before.

Van Gaal has nine players injured and is waiting on the fitness of Ander Herrera, who was taken off with a suspected back problem during the West Ham match, The Guardian reported.

Van Persie said that he thinks United could be able to finally put Van Gaal's approach fully into practise and again frighten their opponents. He said that if one looks at these players, they are great players in their individual way.

But, the striker added that now they are working together on this project and games like winning 4-0 against QPR help. He said that they had a setback against Leicester, losing 5-3, but to win in these circumstances like the weekend sends a message and shows that even in these difficult games they can win.

Van Persie also admitted that United being out of the competition makes players more determined to qualify again. He said that that is their aim this year to be in the top four.

The Dutch forward said that if one looks at their players, fans, squad, stadium, it's normal to be in the top four, and added that this year they have a great manager, great staff, great fans so, when one looks at everything together, it makes it hard not to be in the Champions League.

Van Persie also said that he had two years with Van Gaal as his national coach, while working under him with Netherlands, but added that is a different situation from working with him on a daily basis.

But, the striker said that he had a bit of insight into how the Dutchman works, adding that over the last two years he was with Van Gaal for three days or nine days but it gave him a head start.