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Van Gaal has confidence in Cameron Borthwick-Jackson

Louis van Gaal insists he had no qualms about handing a debut to Cameron-Borthwick Jackson, after the youngster came off the bench to help Manchester United secure a clean sheet against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
The 18-year-old defender replaced Marcos Rojo after 77 minutes of the Reds' 2-0 win at Old Trafford, to become the eighth Academy graduate to make his first senior appearance for the club during van Gaal's reign as manager.
Jesse Lingard - another player to have risen through the United ranks - opened the scoring in the second half with his first senior goal, before Juan Mata's late penalty wrapped up the three points.
Borthwick-Jackson joins Lingard, Tyler Blackett, Reece James, Saidy Janko, Andreas Pereira, Paddy McNair and Tom Thorpe in making the step up under the current management and, after the game, the boss explained why United's new no.43 deserved his chance.
"I have seen him once or twice and I have been impressed by him," van Gaal told MUTV. "Yesterday, I knew that Marouane Fellaini was injured, so I talked with [Under-21s coach] Warren Joyce and asked what he had for me.
"I’m always talking with him or [Under-18s coach] Paul McGuinness, and he [Joyce] said at the moment the left full-back is in good shape. I needed a left full-back because Marcos Rojo had played a few games in a row, so I have to take into account that it might be too much.
"I put Cameron in the line-up without any fear, and I have to say he did very well."

Gene Haas

Gene Haas Q&A: We're no Ferrari junior team

Another piece of the Haas jigsaw fell into place over the Mexico weekend as Ferrari tester Esteban Gutierrez was confirmed as Romain Grosjean's team mate for the all-new American squad's 2016 debut. Speaking exclusively to Formula1.com, owner Gene Haas discusses his team's driver line-up, its relationship with Ferrari, and why he believes they are ahead of schedule and looking good for their maiden season next year...

Entering Formula One is a business decision. In NASCAR to get any money you have to win - in F1 if you finish tenth or better you get a percentage...

Gene Haas on entering the sport

Q: Gene, this time last year this time you spoke about the beauty of a Formula One entry based on good business deals. Twelve months on, do you still stand by this statement?
Gene Haas: Entering Formula One is a business decision - and actually I am more convinced of that than I was one year ago. The reception from my customers is just overwhelming. And if they like it, it is good for my business! (laughs)
Q: You have also said that you plan to make a profit with your team. Can you tell us the secret? Some other teams might like to know it!
GH: There is no secret. Yes, most teams don't make any money - and in the end in NASCAR we were breaking even after three years and last year made a little money. So it is basically about not losing dramatically and on the other hand maximising your revenue sources - and that goes for sponsors and prize money. And I think, from my perspective, this is easier to achieve in F1 than in NASCAR.
Q: You really believe that?
GH: Yes, I do believe that. In NASCAR to get any money you have to win. In F1 if you finish tenth or better you get a percentage, so if you finish among the top ten you at least get guaranteed some money. NASCAR doesn't do that.
Q: Finishing tenth out of the 11 teams is still a challenge - or have you found a shortcut to F1 success? Will being a semi-customer team do the trick?
GH: I don't think so. I've been following the sport now for many years and I remember back in 2008 everybody was talking about customer cars: a person would buy a complete car from a race team and go racing. That idea has been in Formula One for quite some time, but ultimately the customer car concept was not approved. That actually was our original plan - but it was not approved.
Now here we are in 2015 and Bernie (Ecclestone) has proposed customer cars once again, but right now we are something of an 'in between' thing. Basically we try to purchase as much as we can - not just from Ferrari, but also from other manufacturers. Most of the teams build everything by themselves, but we are trying to find people who are supplying us with all that. We try to minimise what we have to manufacture. That is what we did in NASCAR. That is the whole idea. So the idea of what we are doing is not new - we are just the first who have taken it this far.

Both Romain and Esteban fit our particular profile. They are both very hungry...

Gene Haas on his 2016 driver line-up

Q: Is the beauty of it that you are in a position to pick from the best that is available?
GH: It is always very important to pick the right business partners - and we are very fortunate that Ferrari chose to assist us. The far bigger question is why is Ferrari helping us? (laughs)
Q: Your lead driver will be Romain Grosjean, who is still waiting to show his true F1 potential, and your second we now know is Esteban Gutierrez, who has not been racing for a season. What do you expect from both - and what do they expect from you?
GH: Well, all you said is true, but as a start-up team you don't expect to sign up any current champions. But we also weren't looking for that. We were looking for people who are on the same page as us. And both Romain and Esteban fit our particular profile. I am sure that they are both very hungry and don't have that 'super ego' like these super champions - and they are still young enough to learn. Well, I hope they learn from each other!
Q: Romain said that he met with you in Monza and that it was a hand-shake deal...
GH: Yes, it was in Monza. Before that we had talked to another driver - I don't want to mention his name - who in the end, after talking to each other for a month, decided to stay where he was. That was acceptable. I didn't have a problem with that because every start-up team is high risk. Romain saw what we are doing, and obviously Lotus was having its little issues so he decided, 'I might as well do this!'
Q: Romain said that he thinks it's a big chance for both sides...
GH: Wow, I am glad that he's got faith in us because so far we haven't produced anything.  
Q: Do you regret entering now and not in 2017, with all the changes that will be in place then?
GH: No, not really. In this sport there are windows that open and close. I think that in the end it was a benefit that in 2014 we got the licence late in May, so when the question came up to go racing in 2015 or 2016, I think we made the right decision. 2016 worked very well with the Ferrari technical department and we had the chance to do a lot of aero on our car. So I think we will hit the track in 2016 much better prepared than if we had come in in 2015. And if we had waited another year these doors would probably have closed. So as the cars will change almost completely for 2017 I think everybody will be in the same position.

Ferrari and Haas have a very solid relationship. We are quite well [placed] in their queue

Gene Haas on the affiliation with Ferrari

Q: What kind of Ferrari engine will you run in 2016? Will you be the lucky ones with the same spec as Ferrari?
GH: Ha, that's top secret. No, it will be the current spec engine. But it is not only the engine: they are supplying the transmission, the suspension, the shock absorbers... that's a lot of parts. So they needed time themselves to ramp up production. To build an engine it probably takes three months to produce the parts, so it probably takes six months to produce the engine. That's quite some time.
Q: Including Haas, Ferrari will be supplying three teams - should Toro Rosso be added that would make four. Is that a bit crowded? 
GH: I think with the time that Ferrari has we are quite well [placed] in their queue. And if I get the rumour right, Toro Rosso might get the 2015 engine.
Q: Is that based on the first come first served principle?
GH: No, we have contracts in place. It took three months to write a simple contract and to get it signed by a zillion people. I think Ferrari and Haas have a very solid relationship.
Q: How much of a junior team will Haas be to Ferrari? We see Red Bull and Toro Rosso; we hear talk of Force India linking up with Aston Martin, in whom Mercedes has a stake. And Haas and Ferrari?
GH: I don't see us in the 'junior team' team position. If we are out there we want to beat them.  We would not back down. But, of course, I would not mind finishing behind the Ferrari at every race! (laughs) That wouldn't be bad. In this sport technical partnership is one thing and racing another. I don't feel like a junior team and we don't want to be a junior team. A good part of the car is our design, so there is enough to say that we are an independent team.
Q: Winter testing will now start slightly earlier than initially expected. Will that hurt your plans?
GH: I think they announced it early enough that we were able to react. But yes, it did hurt a little bit. But in the end it is just a little bit more pressure on the supplier side - like the chassis builder.

I am a man who always wants to be ahead of the game and not behind - and my impression is that we are ahead

Gene Haas on preparations for 2016

Q: It is built by Dallara...
GH: ... well we design it and they build it - and even they are subcontracting. From what they have told me it almost takes two months to lay out a chassis. Amazing!
Q: A bit different to NASCAR...
GH: Absolutely. We don't necessarily have carbon fibre chassis, but we get build the whole car in about 60 hours if we have the parts in the pipeline. If they do come in it takes 60 hours. We are very efficient in what we do.
Q: So how is progress with the F1 team? 
GH: From what I see in our different facilities we are in pretty good shape. I am a man who always wants to be ahead of the game and not behind, and my impression is that we are ahead.
Q: Your main company is called Haas Automation. Are you bringing automation into Formula One racing? There is still the impression that F1 teams are boutique operations, despite the larger ones employing 800-plus people...
GH: Probably that is right. We have to get more automated. You need systems in place get more efficient. That is the time we are in, and F1 has to adjust to that.
Q: The big dream of all the teams in the paddock is scoring points. How big are you dreaming?
GH: If we score one point I would be happy. Romain has been scoring points in so many races that he knows how to do it. He said to me, 'If we go out and test the car in February in Barcelona I can tell you after two laps if it is good or not.' And if it is a good car we will score points.
Q: And if he gives it a thumbs-down?
GH: Then we will scratch our heads a little bit and figure it out - but I am very confident that his thumb will be up!

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton says that claiming a breakthrough victory in Brazil this weekend would be the perfect nod to his idol Ayrton Senna.

This was the home race for Ayrton - he was such a huge hero in Brazil. I always feel his presence when I'm there

Lewis Hamilton on racing at Interlagos

Hamilton moved level with Senna on three world championship crowns this year, while his most recent victory, in the United States, was the 43rd of the Briton’s F1 career - two ahead of Senna. Hamilton is still chasing a first win at Interlagos, however - a race he describes as 'special' because of his reverence for Senna.
"This was the home race for Ayrton, so it was a dream of mine to race in Sao Paulo when I was younger and I always feel his presence when I'm there," Hamilton said. "He was such a huge hero in Brazil and it's humbling that I always get such a warm response there.
"It's amazing to think that it took Ayrton eight attempts to win this race and it's one of the few I haven't yet won myself.
"If I can change that this weekend it would be a salute to him and another highlight to add to this amazing year, so I'll be going all out to make that happen."
With Hamilton's current team mate Nico Rosberg "confident of a strong performance" in Brazil - a race in which he bested Hamilton last year - head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Toto Wolff says it will be fascinating to see which of the team's drivers prevail.
"The rivalry between Lewis and Nico is great for the sport, great for the team and great for the drivers themselves," Wolff said. "They are pushing each other harder and harder, pushing the team forward with them and providing a fascinating story. 

"This is a race which often brings surprises and never fails to entertain. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing what's in store for us at Interlagos."

Schumacher

Do you remember… Montoya’s muscular pass on Schumacher

 What’s the best way to make a name for yourself as an F1 rookie? Overtaking the reigning world champion in just your third race isn’t a bad way to start, as Juan Pablo Montoya discovered in Brazil in 2001…
“He’s very exciting,” Frank Williams had said of new charge Juan Pablo Montoya ahead of the 2001 season. “Superb car control. Good to watch, a bit like a marching army coming down the pass. But he’s short of Formula One experience, and that matters, because the cars are very complex. When he acquires the experience, Juan will be very, very good.”
As it turns out, it took the confident young Colombian just two races and three laps to show how good he could be…
Appropriately enough, it was in Brazil, not far from his homeland and in front of a legion of traveling fans that Montoya first flexed the same swashbuckling muscles that had taken him to Champ Car and Indy 500 crowns in previous years.
And my how he flexed them.
In one unforgettable moment, immediately after a brief safety-car period at the beginning of the race, Montoya’s so-so first forays in Australia and Malaysia were instantly forgotten as he fearlessly put reigning world champion Michael Schumacher to the sword with an uncompromising, wheel-banging pass into Interlagos’ plunging Senna S.
For many, this was more than a pass for position, more than a pass for the lead - this was a statement of intent from a driver whose reputation for the spectacular had preceded him. Montoya hadn’t just overtaken Schumacher, a three-time world champion in the midst of a six-race winning streak; in elbowing him unceremoniously towards the grass he’d shown the similarly hard-nosed German just what he was made of.
And there was more to come from the feisty Williams newcomer. Marker laid, Montoya then proceeded to romp away from Schumacher, making light of the fact that his BMW-powered machine was carrying more fuel than the Ferrari. He might have won Williams their first race in nearly four years too, had it not been for backmarker Jos Verstappen, who clumsily ploughed into the rear of the unfortunate Colombian’s car on lap 38 as he was being lapped.

Fact File: Juan Pablo Montoya

Teams raced for: Williams (2001-2004), McLaren (2005-2006)
Grand Prix starts: 94
Wins: 7
Podiums: 30
Pole positions: 13
Fastest laps: 12
Best championship finish: 3rd (2002, 2003)

"It was going to be one of the best days of my life, but unluckily it became a bad one," said a surprisingly philosophical Montoya afterwards. "Better things will come."
But what of his overtake of Schumacher, was it not as exciting inside the cockpit as it was from the outside?
“He just braked too early and I went for the inside," Montoya explained, playing down a move that had already been replayed ad nauseam around the world. "After I braked I couldn't give him too much room because then in the next [turn] I was going to be screwed."
After coming home second behind McLaren’s David Coulthard, Schumacher too shrugged off the boisterous nature of the pass, saying: "He pushed me wide on the exit, which is pretty normal racing, we touched a bit but no problem with that.”
Very few in the paddock, however, believed that he hadn’t been at least a little rattled by the Colombian’s impudent attack.
And the media weren’t having any of it either - to them, Montoya’s was a pass of great significance, no matter what the protagonists said. ‘The taming of the Schu’ screamed one headline - but if that was a touch too hyperbolic, you could rely on Williams’ no-nonsense technical director Patrick Head to provide a touch of levity. 
"People are talking about a new era in Formula One,” he said. “It's nonsense, but we have been joined by a new front-running driver.
“I think Michael's recognised that he's got somebody equally as tough as himself out there…"

Matthew Carter

Matthew Carter Q&A: Lotus highly confident of Renault deal

It has been a season of uncertainty for Lotus. Though the team have confirmed their 2016 driver line-up of Pastor Maldonado and British rookie Jolyon Palmer, they still don’t know for sure which engine they will be using next season - will they continue with Mercedes, or will the proposed Renault buy-out go through? Lotus team CEO Matthew Carter, speaking exclusively to Formula1.com, believes it will almost certainly be the latter…

As long as there are no signatures on the documents the deal is not concluded - but confidence is very high.

Matthew Carter on the proposed Renault takeover

Q: Matthew, what is the state of affairs in the Lotus-Renault saga? It all seems to have gone a bit quiet…
Matthew Carter: Renault issued a letter of intent, so behind the scenes the Renault and Lotus senior management are working flat out to make sure that we get the deal done. Things are progressing, but these things take time. I am confident that the deal is going to happen, but as I said, it needs time to get it across.
Q: You just said that you are ‘confident’ that the deal is going to happen - which implies it could in theory still not happen…
MC: Well, we know that in business anything can happen and as long as there are no signatures on the documents the deal is not concluded - but confidence is very high!

Q: Time must be running out for you: you now have a car designed for a Mercedes engine - and you will have to fit a Renault engine for 2016. What is your deadline?
MC: Well, we have two options for an engine next year: either we go with Mercedes or Renault. We are progressing along that route. We’ve got two designs for next year’s car and we are pushing forward with both options.

Q: How would the team be, should you go racing with a Mercedes engine? That would presumably mean no Renault deal…
MC: Exactly. But that is a rather unlikely option that we will go into the 2016 season with a Mercedes engine. And if we were to, yes, that would mean that the Renault deal felt flat. But my strong guess is that it will be a Renault engine next year.

Q: How big will the Renault buyout be in the end? Will Renault then have the majority stake?
MC: Yes, exactly. They will then hold the controlling interest. That is also stated in the letter of intent. They would run the team as a manufacturer’s team, like Ferrari and Mercedes are doing at the moment.

The team that we’ve got in Enstone is brilliant. They have worked this year on a very small budget - and we’ve still managed to get a podium.

Matthew Carter on Lotus's 2015 efforts

Q: Should Renault move into Enstone again, what would be the structure of the team? Who will run it and how much say would parent company Renault/Nissan have? Where do you see yourself?
MC: I don’t know how the structure would be. Until the deal is concluded I don’t think that any of these details have been finalised. If they buy the team, then for sure they are moving into Enstone because that is part of what they are buying: the facility and operation of Enstone, the manpower that we’ve got there, and the race team. That is what they are buying. With regards to the senior management, I honestly I don’t know.

Q: So the deal covers the hardware of the team and the human resources…
MC: Exactly. The team that we’ve got in Enstone is brilliant. They have worked this year on a very small budget - and we’ve still managed to get a podium. We are a great team.

Q: The lack of a clear outlook for Lotus obviously contributed to Romain Grosjean signing with Haas for 2016. How big a regret is that on your side?
MC: Romain is a great driver and he has been with us for a long time. He is very professional and he always delivers for the team and I don’t know the ins and outs of his deal with Haas, but as far as I can see he is looking for a new challenge. He goes with our blessing - and hopefully we can move on with Jolyon (Palmer) and Pastor (Maldonado) next year the way that we want to.

Q: But isn’t that a rather challenging pairing? Pastor Maldonado and rookie Jolyon Palmer?
MC: Ha, I don’t know. Jolyon is obviously the GP2 champion of 2014 and has worked with us all year this year and he has been brilliant. The GP2 champions have to find themselves a Formula One seat! And he has to get the chance to prove himself next season. On the other hand Pastor has been in the sport for a long time. We know how quick Pastor can be…

Q: … but we also know something else…
MC: … he has an unfortunate reputation sometimes that follows him around. But we know how fast he can be. We see that in the simulator and on his one-lap pace. Between the two of them I think they will be a strong pairing.

He has an unfortunate reputation sometimes that follows him around. But we know how fast he can be.

Matthew Carter on Pastor Maldonado

Q: Coming back to the current season, Lotus are bottom of the Mercedes-powered teams. So far this season Pastor has eight DNFs from 17 races and Romain six - that is quite a lot. Can you explain?
MC: It is hard, no doubt. I have to say that we’ve been unlucky - right from the first race of the season where both cars were out in the first corner! Yes, we are fourth of the Mercedes-powered teams, but we are reasonably close to Force India. It has been fairly nip and tuck with them all season.

Q: How much did the switch to Mercedes power - and consequently having to build a new car for this season - hurt you? And have you learned anything in terms of ‘how not to do it’ for 2016?
MC: Yes, we have learned something. And yes, it is a huge deal - especially for us. We are trying to build a lot of the car in-house. We build our own gearbox, our own rear-end suspension in-house. A team like Force India uses the Mercedes engine and the Mercedes gearbox and rear-end suspension. We build all that by ourselves, so going from a Renault engine to a Mercedes engine was a huge step - but we did it and we are reasonably successful this season. So doing the job backwards, in the opposite direction: yes, we’ve done it before and, yes, we can do it (again). It will be tight because of the timing, but I think everything will be fine for the first test.

Q: Speaking with Romain recently he said that he believes that 2016 and 2017 will be tough years for the team, but that in 2018 you should have overcome the worst and that he does not rule out a return…
MC: That sounds great. Seems like Romain has a crystal ball! (laughs) Yes, I agree that next year will be difficult with the settling down of the new structure of the team. 2017 will see massive rule changes, so that could also mean a huge chance. We are already designing the car for 2017. So I think in 2017 we should be reasonably successful, and then if Romain wants to come back - hopefully there is space for him.

Q: What about the name of the team? Lotus is very iconic. Will that name disappear again?
MC: If the deal with Renault goes through, then yes. Then the team will not be called Lotus - then the name will fall out of Formula One. Right now we have a license to use the name Lotus - and that license will be terminated. So someone else could go for that name!

The Brazilian Grand Prix

The Brazilian Grand Prix - did you know?

Did you know that Juan Pablo Montoya was the last man to take back-to-back wins at Interlagos? Or that Fernando Alonso has scored more podiums in Brazil than any other current driver, and yet has never tasted victory? We bring you the most intriguing facts, stats and trivia ahead of this weekend's Formula 1 Grande Premio Petrobras do Brasil 2015...

Interlagos has hosted 32 Grands Prix since first becoming part of the F1 calendar in 1973

• The Brazilian Grand Prix has been a permanent fixture on the F1 calendar since 1973. Interlagos hosted the first five races, and every race from 1990 onwards. Another track was used in 1978 and throughout the 1980s, however - the five-kilometre Jacarepaqua circuit located in Rio de Janeiro.
  
  
• The country experienced home success from the off, with Emerson Fittipaldi winning the first two editions before Jose Carlos Pace scored his sole F1 victory for Brabham in 1975. The circuit was renamed in Pace's honour following his death in 1977.
  
  
• Pace was the second Brazilian to prevail in F1 racing, following in the footsteps of Fittipaldi, whose own breakthrough came in the 1970 United States Grand Prix. Since then, four other Brazilians have stood on the top step of a Grand Prix podium: Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa. In total, those six drivers have given Brazil 101 victories - a count only bettered by the United Kingdom (248 wins) and Germany (157).
  
  
• Impressively, five of those six have all won at home - the exception being Rubens Barrichello. In 19 races at his home venue, the Brazilian was on pole three times, but on Sundays he recorded 11 DNFs - eight straight between 1995 and 2003 - and only one podium, when he finished third in 2004...
  
  
• ...a race that was won by Juan Pablo Montoya (pictured with Barrichello in the main image above), who also set the fastest lap of the race - a 1m 11.473s, which remains the outright lap record.

Interlagos hasn't been the happiest of hunting grounds for Alonso - 2012 was his eighth podium without a win, which wasn't enough for him to beat Vettel to the title

• Of the current field, only Massa (2006 and 2008) and Sebastian Vettel (2010 and 2013) have won more than once in Brazil. Kimi Raikkonen (2007), Jenson Button (2012) and Nico Rosberg (2014) all have one win to their names.
  
  
• That, of course, means that both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are still chasing their first victories at Interlagos. Hamilton has been on the podium only twice, finishing third in 2009 and runner-up last year. Alonso, meanwhile, has eight podiums - second only to Michael Schumacher on 10 - without managing to break through.
  
  
• In terms of manufacturers, Ferrari and McLaren are locked on eight wins apiece at Interlagos. The two teams also have 23 podiums each - but McLaren just have the edge in qualifying, having taken nine pole positions to Ferrari's eight.
  
  
• Pole doesn't always equate to victory at Interlagos, however. From 32 races, the polesitter has triumphed just 11 times, a ratio of 34 percent - one of the lowest of any circuit on the current calendar. The last two years have bucked the trend slightly, with Vettel and then Nico Rosberg achieving the feat in 2013 and '14 respectively.
  
  
• Speaking of Rosberg, the German enters the weekend chasing a fifth straight pole - which would be his best run in the sport, and also the joint fourth best in history. Of the current grid, only Hamilton (7), Alonso (5) and Vettel (5) can boast a longer run of consecutive poles.

Burrowing owls are a common sight at Interlagos

• Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen, meanwhile, is the on-form driver in terms of points finishes. The teenage sensation has finished inside the top ten in the five races prior to Brazil, a record no other driver can match. Verstappen is still a long way short of the all-time record for consecutive races in the points, however: that belongs to Kimi Raikkonen, on a staggering 27.
  
  
• Raikkonen can boast another unusual stat at Interlagos - in the last decade, he and Ferrari team mate Sebastian Vettel are the only two drivers to have triumphed at the circuit in the same year they won the world championship. Raikkonen managed it during his first spell with the Scuderia in 2007, while Vettel was triumphant in both 2010 and 2013, on both occasions with Red Bull.
  
  
• That 2013 triumph also meant Vettel was crowned champion on Brazilian soil. It's a surprisingly common occurrence - in fact all five of the world champions on this year's grid - Alonso, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Button and Vettel - have clinched a title in Brazil.
  
  
• Burrowing owls are a common sight at Interlagos. The miniature birds are unique in that they've developed longer legs than other owls, which enable them to sprint as well as fly - handy when trying to keep out of the way of errant F1 cars!
  
  
• On an unrelated animal front, did you know that in 1958 a rhino was a candidate in Sao Paulo's city council elections? 'Cacareco', as the rhino was named, won by a landslide, although the ballot was hastily recast. To this day, 'voto cacareco' remains a term for a protest vote.

Memphis Depay

Memphis eager to rediscover best form

Manchester United winger Memphis Depay has stressed he is working hard to recapture his best form as he prepares for the Netherlands' upcoming internationals with Wales and Germany.
The 21-year-old is determined to take his next chance to shine after being on the Reds' bench for last weekend's 2-0 victory over West Brom. As he continues to adapt to life in the Barclays Premier League, Memphis is in no doubt he can impress for his country and in training when he returns to Manchester.
"Of course, it's difficult when you’re on the bench but it’s going better right now and it’s also going better on the training pitch," he told NOS, a Dutch media organisation. "So, if I get my chance to play, I will take it.
"I think lots of things changed. I’m in a new club right now and it’s a different level compared to the Dutch league. Such things are playing a big role when you’re trying to find your way and it was a bit easy at the start but then I fell back and you could see it in the way I played. However, you can assume I’m busy with working on that and getting back to the top. I feel fit and I’m trying to show on the training ground that I’m doing my best to perform well."
Netherlands coach Danny Blind, father of United star Daley, initially suggested he would not call Memphis into his squad this time around but then named him in his final 24-man party for the two friendly internationals on Friday and next Tuesday.
"When I spoke to Danny Blind, it was a very good conversation," Memphis said. "I think I’m a team player and the other players in the team also think that. I don’t think I’m in a difficult path of my career as the media talk but I just think my form isn’t very good right now.
"I’m still working hard and just because I don’t show the exact form that I showed at the World Cup or last year, it doesn’t mean I don’t work hard. But, right now, I feel good again and other people don’t see what I’m doing in the training so people think I’m not busy with football but that’s not true."

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson

Mancunians still finding a way through at Manchester United

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson is the 21st player to be given his Manchester United debut by Louis van Gaal - and the eighth in this group to have come through the ranks at the club.
The left-back is also the third Manchester-born debutant within this short space of time, following Tyler Blackett, who is currently on loan at Celtic, and Tom Thorpe, who now plays for Rotherham United.
There are other Mancunians at the club who are striving for their own opportunities and ensuring that, despite the global appeal of United, there remains a real attachment to the city.
Joe Rothwell is back in the fold following a short stint at Barnsley. Devonte Redmond is establishing himself in the Under-21s, and was excellent in his last outing at Sunderland, while exciting winger Demetri Mitchell is looking for a return to fitness after an injury lay-off.
The leading goalscorer in the Under-18s and Under-19s, Marcus Rashford, found the net again last weekend in the Academy defeat at Everton and is maturing nicely and making real progress. Ro-Shaun Williams is captaining the Under-18s and represented England at the Under-17 World Cup recently and fellow defender Tyrell Warren was outstanding in the UEFA Youth League tie against Wolfsburg.
Two of United's teenage goalkeepers, Kieran O'Hara and Oliver Byrne, were also born in Manchester, while Salford duo Callum Gribbin and Jake Kenyon are among the prospects from the surrounding area.
UNITED'S MANCHESTER-BORN PLAYERS SINCE 1945
With the club still investing time and faith in very local talent, the tradition of Mancunians plying their trade in the red shirt looks set to continue. So far, these 48 men born in Manchester have made at least one first-team appearance for United in the post-war era:
1940s: John Aston senior, Laurie Cassidy, Jack Crompton, Jimmy Hanlon, Jack Roach

1950s: Roger Byrne, John Doherty, Don Gibson, Bobby Harrop, Peter Jones, Eddie Lewis, Wilf McGuinness, Billy Redman, Albert Scanlon, Dennis Viollet, Walter Whitehurst

1960s: John Aston junior, Shay Brennan, Phil Chisnall, Brian Kidd, Nobby Lawton, Bobby Noble, Nobby Stiles

1970s: Peter Fletcher, Tony Grimshaw, Andy Ritchie, Tony Young

1980s: Peter Barnes, Alan Davies, Mark Dempsey, Remi Moses

1990s: Wes Brown, Nicky Butt, Danny Higginbotham, Ronnie Wallwork, Richard Wellens

2000s: Ritchie Jones, Danny Welbeck, Mark Lynch, Danny Pugh, Danny Simpson, Danny Webber

2010s: Tyler Blackett, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Larnell Cole, Zeki Fryers, Ravel Morrison, Tom Thorpe.

Manchester United

United provide a higher education

Six of Manchester United’s next seven Barclays Premier League games could conceivably include reunions with products of the Reds’ Academy – including a trio of them as West Brom visit Old Trafford on Saturday.
Baggies squad members Darren Fletcher, Jonny Evans and James Chester enjoyed Reds careers of varying lengths, while Craig Cathcart (Watford), Danny Simpson (Leicester City), Josh King (Bournemouth), Robbie Brady (Norwich City), Phil Bardsley and Ryan Shawcross (both Stoke City) could all come up against their alma mater before 2015 is out.
In terms of providing young footballers with a platform on which to build a successful playing career, United’s system clearly works. For Tony Whelan, the club’s Head of Academy Coaching, regular Premier League encounters with Reds alumni provides glaring validation of United’s deeply engrained values.
“Without blowing our own trumpet, I think anybody would have to concede that these players have come through a system that has worked and helped them to become professional footballers,” says Whelan, who came through the Reds’ ranks as a player under Sir Matt Busby. “They’ve come through a programme of education from a young age that has enabled them to reach a high level.
“We encourage players to have fun in football. We’re a family club, we care about the players and their welfare. So it’s not just about the football bit, which is obviously very important, but also treating them the right way as young people when they’re here. They’re already in love with the game when they come, we hope, but that love of the game is sustained by being here in the club trying to become as good as they can be.
“Ultimately, our aspiration as an Academy is to produce players for our first team, but the reality is that not everybody can meet that challenge. Not everybody can play at the absolutely top level, but we celebrate the fact that so many become professionals, because we want them to get a career. Statistics prove that that has happened over the years, and it’s absolutely something to celebrate.
“It speaks volumes for the work done by a lot of people for a long time. We’ve got a lot of people who’ve been here for over 20 years in different departments – scouts, coaches, education welfare staff, sports scientists, staff in the offices - and that continuum, I think, has helped, because the message hasn’t really changed. If you work hard, have a strong work ethic and you’ve got talent, then we can develop it.”
Stemming back from even before Busby’s time, to the era of Manchester United Junior Athletic Club in the 1930s, the process is self-perpetuating. The great young players who represent the Reds and go on to make their name in the game are held up as examples for their successors to follow. Any who emulate those models join the list and become beacons for the next generation. History is all around the club, particularly with some revered names still remaining at the club after their retirement from playing.
“We teach the players that they’re following in the footsteps of some of the great players who’ve played here in the past,” says Whelan. “They’re following in the footsteps of the Busby Babes, and the principles that guided Sir Matt Busby and that generation, through to Sir Alex Ferguson and to this day players are going on that long journey from being a schoolboy player all the way up to the first team.
“Ultimately it’s hard to be a professional footballer. To get a year or two is great, but to get 10 years or more is great. It’s a wonderful achievement. Look at Ryan Giggs, who has basically had three careers at the club! He came through the youth academy and he’s a fantastic exemplar of our academy. Not just one year or five years, he had over 20 years at the top level. What does it take to do that? Hard work, discipline, talent, resilience… it wasn’t all plain sailing for him and that’s part of the life of a professional footballer. He’s a player we hold up in high esteem to our players because of his sustained achievement.”

Juan Mata

Mata's blog: Why I'm in a good mood

Every Monday, Manchester United forward Juan Mata writes a personal blog in which the Spaniard reviews the latest happenings at Old Trafford and in the football world. Here is his latest effort…

Hi everyone,
A week ago, after several consecutive draws, we were asking for two wins and we got them so now I can go to Madrid in a good mood. It’s been a very prosperous week for us. We remain very hopeful and we have reached the first quarter of the season with good perspectives.
There's always room for improvement but we are in a good position, close to our rivals in the Premier League and top of our group in the Champions League.
Firstly, we had to work hard to beat CSKA Moscow. Our group is very strong and those three points are very important. We have to play two more games and we hope to make it to the next stage. I was happy for Wayne Rooney’s late goal and for the win at Old Trafford.
Also, we have to make a positive assessment of the game against West Brom, a squad with former team-mates that made things complicated for us. Jesse Lingard’s goal showed our way to the victory and I was lucky to close the score later on. It was Jesse's first goal with the first team and here I congratulate him again.
So, as I said, we face the international break in good spirits, feeling that we are working well and convinced that our game will get better. Besides, we got another clean sheet. Our defensive streak is very good after four consecutive Premier League games unbeaten. Being solid will make us strong when things get tough.
By the way, the minute of silence for the Remembrance Day was absolutely impressive. It's because of this kind of thing that English football is something different.
I'm leaving you now. We have a special match this coming Friday... I've been living in the UK for five years and playing against England is very motivating. Phil, Chris, Michael and Wayne - I hope we win but mainly I hope to see a nice football game and all of us can enjoy it on the pitch.
Have a nice week. Hugs, Juan.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger

Schweinsteiger: Van Gaal will succeed

Bastian Schweinsteiger is convinced Louis van Gaal will bring success to Manchester United and sees parallels with the manager’s trophy-winning spell at Bayern Munich.
After the weekend’s results in the Barclays Premier League, the Reds sit fourth in the table and just two points behind the leaders, after a 2-0 home win over West Bromwich Albion that extended the clean sheets sequence to five games in all competitions.
Schweinsteiger accepts the team still has room for improvement but, having played in van Gaal’s 2009/10 Double-winning Bayern team, he is confident the Reds are heading in the right direction under the boss.
"I recognise similarities between Louis van Gaal here and at Bayern Munich," Schweinsteiger said. "In Munich, it took a while before the team understood exactly how we wanted to play football. But in the end we won the Bundesliga title and made it to the Champions League final.
"You have to be patient. But, of course, during that you have to win, you have to get results and you have to score. I think we are in a good way. We can improve but the team spirit here is great.
"It is not about October or November – it is about May. I am sure Louis will bring success to United. I am convinced that will happen but we have to do our work and we have to improve."
While goals haven’t been in abundant supply recently, Schweinsteiger insists United deserve credit for the manner of Saturday’s victory over a West Brom side who conceded for only the second time away from home in the league this season.
But he also admits the Reds need to find ways of overcoming defensive-minded teams more comfortably, especially at Old Trafford.
"It is difficult to play against teams with the kind of defensive strategy West Brom had but I think we did well offensively," the Germany midfielder continued.
"When you are playing a team who defend with 10 men, it is not easy to find the gaps. There is still room for improvement but we did improve on breaking a team down, and we didn't give many chances away.
"It is not exclusive to England," he continued. "In Munich in the league or the Champions League it was exactly the same. Bayern drew 0-0 recently against Frankfurt because Frankfurt were defending with a lot of players. It happens but you have to find solutions and this is where we can still improve to make it easier for ourselves.
"Football is not only about attack. There are teams with different game styles and they also win titles. But I think especially in home matches we have to press and go forward.
"It is very important we win our matches at the moment because the league is very tight. And it was important to go into the international break with a win because the last two times were not very nice."

Phillip Oettl

Phillip Oettl wins first ever Dunlop #ForeverForward Award

Schedl GP Racing’s Phillip Oettl claimed the inaugural #ForeverForward award for the most positions gained during the season.

Philipp Oettl has won the award for the most positions gained during a race throughout the season taking the first ever Dunlop #ForeverForward title. The league is open to all riders in the FIM Moto2 and Moto3 World Championships.
During the 18 races, the 19-year-old German Moto3™ rider gained a massive 132 positions from his starting grid place to crossing the line, proving him to be king of the fight back. Livio Loi was the only remaining challenger at the final round in Valencia but his eight position gains weren’t enough to topple the German from the top of the table.
Oettl also claimed the highest number of position gains in a single race while moving from 34th on the grid to a well-earned 3rd place during the Indianapolis race to give his best finish of the season. His combined position gains from just the three races in Austin, Le Mans and Indianapolis, 73 altogether, was higher than the tally of over 80 riders for a full season.
Jesko Raffin was Moto2™’s highest scorer making 100 position gains during the season.
To see the full Dunlop #ForeverForward league table click here.
Valencia’s best overtaking manoeuvres can be seen here.
Dunlop #ForeverForward League
1: Philipp OETTL Moto3™ 132 points
2: Livio LOI Moto3™ 121
3: Ana CARRASCO Moto3™ 104
4: Andrea MIGNO Moto3™ 104
5: Jesko RAFFIN Moto2™ 100
6: John MCPHEE Moto3™ 93
7: Stefano MANZI Moto3™ 92
8: Romano FENATI Moto3™ 90
9: Jakub KORNFEIL Moto3™ 86
10: Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Moto3™ 85

 

Maverick Viñales

Viñales: “I feel comfortable with them”

Maverick Viñales is positive after the first day of testing in Valencia after getting to try out the new Michelin tyres for the first time.

Team Suzuki Ecstar’s 2015 Rookie of the Year Maverick Viñales spent the first day of the Valencia test running the same setup from Sunday’s race on his GSX-RR to allow him to evaluate the new Michelin tyres for 2016. It is the first time Viñales has had a chance to ride on the new tyres and his first impressions were extremely positive as he finished the day fourth fastest on the timesheets with a 1’31.720, only 0.168s of the pace of Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez.
On Wednesday Maverick will focus on trying to adapt his 2015 machine to the new tyres and trying to find a good setup from which to progress.
Maverick Viñales: “Today we have focused mainly in finding the feeling with the new tyres and my judgement so far is very positive and I feel comfortable with them. I could have been more effective in the braking as the rear is so stable, allowing me to be effective in the entrance of the corner and also in corner-speed. The character of these tyres is different from the previous ones, we need to better understand how they react and the crash I had today is proof of this: I suddenly lost the front without any warning; my feeling is that they have much-more grip at the rear but still some uncertainty about the front. This will affect my riding style because I will probably have to load the front more to keep it more stable.
“In the afternoon we started to introduce some little adaptations in the setup and the electronics to see the reactions and to prepare tomorrow’s job. But I think we can be satisfied with today, we did a good job with a good fast lap-time, but also the consistency is very good, when the tyres get worn I still feel I can trust them.”

 

Young United players

Young United players forcing themselves into England reckoning

Manchester United's youngsters have been attracting attention from England's various age groups with Jesse Lingard coming in for particular attention after his recent form.
The 22-year-old has already been mentioned in connection with a first senior call-up to Roy Hodgson's squad at a later date, even if Reds boss Louis van Gaal feels he needs to prove his consistency in the Barclays Premier League first.
Nonetheless, England Under-21 coach Gareth Southgate has provided a glowing reference for the Warrington-born livewire. "I'm amazed they [United] weren't inundated with more bids to prise him away in the summer, especially having played as well as he did in the European Championship," Southgate told TheFA.com.
"We are not surprised [by his breakthrough] because we have liked him from the off. Physically, he has been a late developer and we think there is still some physical growth to come but he's an intelligent footballer and he will carry out the role he's asked to do, which I think the manager there will quite like.
"He is at a club where you know you have to perform every week but over the years that's how the youngsters there have been raised. They know they're going to have to perform in front of 70,000 people and that brings expectations. He's got the shirt at the moment and, knowing him, he'll do whatever it takes to hold onto it. People at the club, for a long time, stuck with him at a time where he was a small one."
United Reserves coach Warren Joyce acknowledged Lingard made a big impression at international level during last summer's Under-21 tournament, when he scored a fabulous winning goal against Sweden. "There is a resilience, doggedness, determination and sheer will to win in Manchester United players," Joyce told ManUtd.com at the start of the season.
"We have players with those characteristics in abundance. Look at Jesse in the England Under-21s. He didn't want to lose. His will to win saw him driving forward in those games and Andreas Pereira with Brazil had the same mentality to win. They don’t expect to lose and know they’ve got to come on and change games.
"I spoke to people from the England set-up about those sort of things and sometimes there are players who might play in the Premier League or league football and they’ve never won anything. They might never have won even a Youth Cup or the Under-21 Premier League. They’re not used to it and it can be different competing in the Premier League mid-table area, winning some and losing some and just doing all right. There is a different expectation here – you’ve got to win every game and that pressurises the players at this club."
Despite having such a strong core of English talent within the ranks, there are not too many Reds in the various age groups with Lingard too old for the Under-21s and James Wilson unavailable due to injury.
However, Ashley Fletcher has received his first international call-up to the England Under-20 squad. "He has absolutely worked his socks off and led the line well," commented Joyce. The striker is deputising for Demarai Gray in two games against France after the Birmingham City forward was promoted to the Under-21 party.
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, fresh from his debut as as a substitute against West Bromwich Albion, was drafted into the England Under-19 squad. The news has completed a whirlwind week for the left-back, who replaces Chelsea's Jake Clarke-Salter and could feature against the Netherlands and Japan. Schoolboy Angel Gomes is the Reds' sole representative in the England Under-16 squad.
One player still waiting on a first call from England is impressive central defender Axel Tuanzebe, who was on the bench at Crystal Palace and grew up in Rochdale after being born in DR Congo.
When quizzed on his eligibility, the 17-year-old told ManUtd.com: "I get asked this question a lot. It is just that there is great talent out there and hopefully I’ll get my chance soon. There are some good players in the 1997s group but hopefully my chance will come."

Bradley Smith

Smith: “I sampled my 2016 bike”

Bradley Smith gives his first impression of the 2016 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 M1 after getting to grips with on Tuesday at the Valencia test.

Fresh from finishing sixth in the 2015 MotoGP™ World Championship and taking the honours as the leading Satellite rider, Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Bradley Smith was back on track at the Comunitat Valenciana - Ricardo Tormo circuit on Tuesday for the first day of testing of the 2016 season.
Bradley Smith continued the positive momentum from his impressive 2015 season where he finished 6th in the standings as he started to get to grips with the new Michelin tyres. Similarly to this teammate, the Briton took steps forward in modifying the base setup of his Yamaha YZR-M1 to suit the French tyre manufacturer. The 24 year old rider’s best time was just 0.060 back from his teammate and left him in 8th. He now aims to make further advances tomorrow after a tireless effort today.
Bradley Smith: “Day one has been completed here in Valencia and I feel that we had a really productive time. It goes without saying that for everyone today, the circumstances were new as we were all using Michelin tyres. Yet, from the information that we already had from Malaysia and Aragon, we were in a better situation to start from. I began this morning with this year’s bike and we worked to find a base setting in order to try and explore the potential of the tyres as much as possible. For my final run, I sampled my 2016 bike which we will really start to work with tomorrow in order to understand it’s capabilities as five laps was just a small appetiser of what is to come. It’s very early stages but we can already see that we have a bike for next year with more potential as I ran similar lap times on both versions. I am confident in saying that we are heading in the right direction and we have a clear development plan that we want to continue to test. So, I am happy with the work from myself and also from the team and I look forward to getting back on track tomorrow.”