Louis van Gaal Hits Back over Empty Seats, Comments on Wayne Rooney Role

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has dismissed any suggestions his team’s supporters are staying away from Old Trafford after an underwhelming campaign.

According to David Facey of the Sun, there were a lot of empty seats during United’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday evening. The Dutchman thinks the press are looking for issues when there aren’t any there, though. “I didn’t see a lot of empty seats—you have seen it because you want to see it,” he said, per Facey.

It’s noted that while the official attendance was reported as 75,277, a lot of United’s season-ticket holders opted to stay away from the midweek clash; those sales are counted toward the overall attendance even if the holder does not turn up.

James Ducker of the Telegraph tweeted there were a lot of supporters who stayed away from the game. Barney Chilton, editor of fanzine Red News, posted the following snap of some near him:

Lot of empty seats at Old Trafford

— James Ducker (@TelegraphDucker) April 20, 2016

A lot of empty seats tonight. K Stand. #vangaaled pic.twitter.com/AxkZLTcXxb

— Barney @Red News (@barneyrednews) April 20, 2016

Granted, a midweek game is never easy for some supporters to get to, and a lot of United fans will be making the trip down south on Saturday for an FA Cup semi-final clash with Everton at Wembley Stadium. But for a club renowned for packing out its 76,000-capacity stadium, regardless of the circumstances surrounding the game, this …

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