Martial buy for next boss - Van Gaal
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has told an audience of fans he bought £36m Anthony Martial for his successor.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 1.39 | 56 | D2-2 | L1-2 | |
| 2 | Burnley | 42 | 1.51 | 53 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 1.27 | 52 | L0-1 | L1-4 | |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 1.63 | 51 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 0.88 | 47 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 1.24 | 46 | L0-2 | L0-1 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 1.16 | 44 | W4-2 | L0-1 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 0.93 | 44 | W1-0 | W3-2 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 1.24 | 43 | D1-1 | L0-4 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 0.99 | 43 | D0-0 | D0-0 | |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 0.94 | 42 | L2-3 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 0.96 | 41 | W4-1 | L1-3 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 0.93 | 41 | D1-1 | L1-2 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 1.01 | 40 | W2-1 | L0-2 | |
| 15 | Manchester United | 42 | 0.96 | 39 | W3-0 | L1-6 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 0.86 | 39 | |||
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 0.80 | 38 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 0.85 | 36 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 0.80 | 36 | W2-1 | W2-1 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 0.89 | 33 | L0-2 | L0-2 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 0.62 | 32 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 22 | Chelsea | 42 | 0.67 | 28 | W3-0 | D1-1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 16th | 13th | 19th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Drawn | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Lost | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 22nd | 18th | 20th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-0-5 | 2-1-3 | 1-0-5 |
| Goals (F-A) | 5-13 | 7-7 | 4-13 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 21st | 21st | 22nd |
| Goals scored | 50 | 33 | 17 |
| Failed to score | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
| Goals conceded | 58 | 22 | 36 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 15th | 13th | 18th |
| Goal difference | -8 | +11 | -19 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 22nd | 22nd | 22nd |
| Goal total | 108 | 55 | 53 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 22 | 10 | 12 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last 5 | ||
| Home | lost last 3 | ||
| Away | lost last 2 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-5 | 4-2-3 | 2-2-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-5 | 8-3 | 4-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
W2-1 |
L0-1 L1-2 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Blackburn Rovers | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 16th | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 58 | -8 | .464 |
| English FA Cup | Sixth Round | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | .700 |
| English League Cup | Semi-Final | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | .813 |
| TOTAL | 55 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 76 | 70 | +6 | .536 | |