Rashford fired in the only goal for the Reds as they secured a vital 1-0 victory on Saturday afternoon, and his manager believes that it is crucial the team benefit from his current run of good form.
Speaking to the press following the match, Van Gaal relayed his admiration of the young forward, who was determined to play despite his exertions in midweek at West Ham United.
“Yes I wanted to change him," said the boss. "I had doubted for a long time. He is also young and he
has played the last how many matches but, yeah, at the end I don’t want to do that. I want to take profit of his momentum, and he was very positive. I thought I can change him before the end and the last 15 minutes is always very important for players. So I changed him for that.”
The match saw Wayne Rooney start alongside Rashford for the first time in a competitive fixture, and van Gaal was encouraged by the performance of the skipper.
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