De Gea dropped for tomorrow's opener.
Schweinsteiger not fit.
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“We have seen in our training sessions and matches he is not the David de Gea of last year,” Van Gaal said. “He tries, he does his upmost best, but it is a difficult situation. He cannot manage this situation. A human being is more than just a player and he cannot manage. So he will not play and you will have to wait to see who does. We have to play our first match, and this is the most important match, so I want players who can focus only on the match. He is not capable of doing that.” Bastian Schweinsteiger’s inclusion is also in doubt after Van Gaal admitted the German was troubled by the fitness issues that were cited by Pep Guardiola when explaining why Bayern Munich allowed him to leave. “I don’t think he is fit enough,” Van Gaal said. “We have to build the fitness he needs.”
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http://www.theguardian.com/football/...louis-van-gaal