Giggs was quick to defend the system that Van Gaal is working on. “I thought the players got it pretty quickly, that was evident on tour,” he said of the 3-5-2 approach. “But for whatever reason they haven’t shown that ease since they came back. It may take a bit more time than we thought to get it right, but the players are on board. They are vocal on the training pitch and in the meetings. And that’s what we want. We want this system to get results.”