Man Utd boss Van Gaal blames Chicharito for not buying new striker

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has used Javier Hernandez as reason why he won't buy a new striker.

Van Gaal believes adding another striker in the window could put more unwarranted pressure on the players he already has.

The Dutchman points to the example of Chicharito, who left for Bayer Leverkusen last summer, as an example of how frustrated a striker can become if he is not playing.

"We could have kept all the strikers but then there would have been a lot of strikers in the tribune (stand)," said Van Gaal, who also allowed Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao to leave in the close season.

"They are not happy then. They want to go away. It is the story of Hernandez. He wants to play.

"Too many strikers of high quality for the same position is too much pressure but now I don't have the chance to change."