Louis van Gaal backed for Manchester United success by Sir Bobby Charlton

Sir Bobby Charlton is confident that Louis van Gaal will soon be presiding over a successful Manchester United team, describing the current campaign as ‘a great adventure.’

United entertain Queens Park Rangers on Sunday desperate to claim their first competitive victory of the season.

The club’s most recent high-profile summer signings – Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind, Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao – could all make their home debuts this weekend and Charlton is feeling upbeat.

Speaking at a conference for football’s global leaders, Charlton said: “It seems strange that Manchester United is not involved in European football for a season.

Live Ford Super Sunday

“It’s crazy but maybe it can make things easier for us. We have started with some new players, we have not been playing well but we will play well.

“I think that it’s going to be a great adventure of how we pull ourselves back around and get back to the way it used to be.”

As for new manager Van Gaal, he added: “He has given me and most of us fans some good news and it is good news.

“We won’t struggle, definitely, we won’t struggle anymore. We are set fair.

"It is just such a strange environment the way that it’s all happened, that Manchester United is out of the news, but it won’t be for very long.”