Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal believes his side's trip to Swansea City is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the Red Devils' improvement under him.
Van Gaal addressed the media on Friday at his pre-match press conference.
The Dutchman hoped his team would perform better against the Swans than last season, after Garry Monk's side did the double over United. Per United's official Twitter feed, he said:
More on Swansea: "It will be difficult to beat them but we are better prepared than this time last year." #mufc
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 28, 2015
Van Gaal also gave the latest updates on Marouane Fellaini, Adnan Januzaj and Phil Jones' availability, per United and football writer Chris Winterburn:
Phil Jones remains unavailable as he recovers from mild thrombosis.