Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino (R) speaks to Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal before their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane in London December 28, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
LONDON (Reuters) - Louis van Gaal is a fierce critic of English football's congested holiday fixture schedule so it came as a big surprise when he named an unchanged Manchester United team to play Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday.
Less than 48 hours after beating Newcastle United 3-1, Van Gaal sent out the same 11 players at Spurs, the first time the Old Trafford team have been unchanged in 85 league matches going back to November, 2012.
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