Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has spoken proudly about the chances he has given to young players but Liverpool, their opponents in the Europa League on Thursday, have actually had a younger squad by average age -- 25 years and three months, one month younger than United's average -- in the Premier League this season.
Last week, after United fielded a squad against Watford with an average age of 23 -- the youngest of any club in the league this season -- Van Gaal stated that his development of youth is one of the reasons the club hired him and that it will attract new signings to United.