West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has defended Manchester United against criticism that they are boring under Louis van Gaal.
United's own supporters have grown frustrated with their side's style of play under the Dutch coach, with chants for the team attack more regularly heard at Old Trafford.
Despite that, they are only one point behind Premier League pace setters Manchester City and Leicester City after 14 matches.
And Bilic, whose West Ham side play United this weekend, doesn't understand what the problem is.
"They are winning and not conceding goals," he pointed out.
"Somebody said they are boring, but I'm not sure why people are saying this.
"They're keeping the ball, they are not a team who give you the ball and defend – you can say that this kind of football is sometimes boring.
"However, they have possession of the ball, they are controlling the game and they are trying to win every game."
The Croatian coach admits, though, that the current United side is not as quick or electric as they were under Sir Alex Ferguson.
"You can say that United are different from before, especially at home where opponents are now defending with numbers behind the ball, very compact and very deeply," he added.
"With this being the case, they can't play more direct or at a higher tempo because for this you need gaps and space behind or in between the lines of the opponent which are difficult to find.
"They're different from the Alex Ferguson era where they were quicker, more electric and bombarding the box."
Source: Goal
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