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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal on Tuesday (30 December) reflected on his first six months in charge and talked about the English Premier League game at Stoke City on New Year's Day (1 January).

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Louis van Gaal, Manchester United manager: (talking about the first part of the season)

"I think we are still in the process, I think that everybody can see that we are improving every week, in spite of a lot of injuries we are improving and that's because of the philosophy and I think that the players understand the philosophy and that's why we are improving. But we can improve more when we have all the players available. I think the fans were fantastic because we were in a moment, eleven matches and thirteen points, that is not good, I think more weak than good."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Louis van Gaal, Manchester United manager:

"We can be satisfied about the points now, 36 points, we are in our goal I think, and yeah what I have already said, we are improving every week. We can see the 2015 with open eyes."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Louis van Gaal, Manchester United manager: (talking about Stoke game at Old Trafford which they won 2-1)

"I remember that match as that we were very weak at the end of the match and maybe you remember that I have said in that time that I have to look to the balance of my team and the balance of my team was in that moment was not so good as now. I believe, but we have to wait and see because it's a process. So when I am saying that we every week are improving, then we have to show that against Stoke City."