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		</div><p>Louis van Gaal has hit back at Paul Scholes’ criticism of Manchester United for “lacking creativity”, claiming he always takes risks.</p>
<p>United’s Dutch manager said the criticism did not hurt him and insisted he did have an attacking philosophy.</p>
<p>“I think Manchester United is always entertaining but when I read the papers I see that it is boring,” he said.</p>
<p>“You have a saying in England that sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me.”</p>
<p>Asked if the next phase in United’s development under him was to start taking risks, Van Gaal replied: “Now you are agreeing with the opinion of Paul Scholes. I don’t agree with his opinion. I always take risks.</p>
<p>“But I don’t want to defend myself as he is a legend and he has a lot of resonance I hear. I think when you are a legend you have to speak to the manager or his friend Ryan Giggs or (vice-chairman) Ed Woodward but not because he shall be paid by the BBC or Sky and then have to say something.”</p>
<p>Scholes had told BBC Manchester following the Capital One Cup defeat to Middlesbrough that he would not want to play for the current side.</p>
<p>He said: “There’s a lack of creativity and risk. It’s a team now you wouldn’t want to play against because they’re tightly organised.”</p>
<p>Van Gaal also revealed he has injury problems for the Crystal Palace match with Memphis Depay, Antonio Valencia and James Wilson also out of the trip to London.</p>
<p>Depay and Wilson were both injured in the Middlesbrough game while Valencia hurt his foot in the Manchester derby last weekend.</p>
<p>United have scored the fewest goals among the top-six leading pack in the Premier League but Van Gaal said it would take three years to complete his transformation of the club.</p>
<p>He said: “It’s a process, it takes three years, that’s why I signed for three years. But when Mr Scholes says I have to go, then I must go, but that is not his responsibility, it is that of Mr Woodward and the Glazers.</p>
<p>“I know that when I shall lose and lose and lose then I shall be finished but I shall be doing everything with this club because these fans are unbelievable.”</p>
<p>Van Gaal claimed there had been significant progress with United achieving 20 points from their first 10 games compared to 13 last year, and going a stage further in the Capital One Cup.</p>
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