Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed he intends to sign a midfielder in the summer.
Although the winter window closed recently, the Reds chief was pressed on the transfer front ahead of the FA Cup fifth-round tie at Preston North End on Monday. When asked if his priority will be to find a new midfield man, he replied: "Of course, of course.
"I am looking for balance and I need balance in midfield. When I play with [Adnan] Januzaj and [Angel] Di Maria in the midfield positions, then you need a certain balance for that kind of creative player.
"So, when you have these creative players, and also [Radamel] Falcao and [Robin] van Persie are creative players, then you have four creative players and you have to look for balance in your team."
Michael Carrick's absence and the injury to Daley Blind against Burnley led to Wayne Rooney dropping into a deeper role. When asked if Rooney is content playing in a midfield position, the boss answered: "He is happy. Otherwise, he should come to me and say: 'I am not happy', but he never does. He is always friendly to me and wants to perform what I want.
"That is what I see, but, when the whole world is writing that he has to be in the striker's position, he shall be thinking ' hey' as he is human."
