Manchester United not boring - Bilic

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has defended
Manchester United against criticism that they are boring
under Louis van Gaal.

United’s own supporters have grown frustrated with their
side’s style of play under the Dutch coach, with chants for
the team attack more regularly heard at Old Trafford.

Despite that, they are only one point behind Premier League
pace setters Manchester City and Leicester City after 14
matches.

And Bilic, whose West Ham side play United this weekend,
doesn’t understand what the problem is.

“They are winning and not conceding goals,” he pointed out.

“Somebody said they are boring, but I'm not sure why
people are saying this.

“They're keeping the ball, they are not a team who give you
the ball and defend – you can say that this kind of football
is sometimes boring.

“However, they have possession of the ball, they are
controlling the game and they are trying to win every game.”
The Croatian coach admits, though, that the current United
side is not as quick or electric as they were under Sir Alex
Ferguson.

“You can say that United are different from before,
especially at home where opponents are now defending with
numbers behind the ball, very compact and very deeply,” he
added.

“With this being the case, they can’t play more direct or at a
higher tempo because for this you need gaps and space
behind or in between the lines of the opponent which are
difficult to find.

“They’re different from the Alex Ferguson era where they
were quicker, more electric and bombarding the box.”

The Hammers are hoping to secure another high profile
away scalp when they travel north on Saturday.

They’ve already beaten Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester
City on the road this season, while they also got the better of
Chelsea at home.