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Man Utd boss Van Gaal unsure choosing between RvP and Falcao

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal admits he has a selection headache over his strikers.

Only Wayne Rooney seems to be safe from being dropped.

"Only the captain has more privileges," Van Gaal said. "No other player has privileges.

"There are always players we put in the line-up in a team - my captain shall always play."

Robin van Persie, who is yet to score this season, could be the most vulnerable player in the squad because of Radamel Falcao's arrival.

Van Gaal denies having both players in his squad causes problems though.

"I don't think that Falcao interfered with Van Persie or Van Persie interfered with Falcao," the former Holland coach said.

"I think Falcao is a very good striker. I also said when he was coming in his first press conference that I like Van Persie also.

"Then we have Rooney and Januzaj and we have (James) Wilson. We have five players for the two striker positions and I have to choose."

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