A League Cup trip to stadium:mk which may usually have been unwelcome therefore represents a welcome break from the Premier League. Van Gaal will be targeting an improvement in United's passing, which he bemoaned following the draw at Sunderland.
He said: "We were dominating but you need creative passing in the last third and that was also not so good.
"We do not want to be dominating without creating chances. Creating chances and making goals is the purpose of a game. We must improve the passing."
