Louis van Gaal fears striker will become a record breaker against Man United

Louis van Gaal fears “nasty” Jamie Vardy will come back to haunt Manchester United again as the Leicester striker seeks a record-breaking 11th straight Premier League goal.

Vardy can create history by scoring in an 11th successive Premier League game if he can find the net against United at the King Power Stadium tomorrow.

The England striker won a penalty and scored in Leicester's shock 5-3 win against Van Gaal's side last season, a game in which United led 3-1.

Asked about Vardy, Van Gaal said: “He was already last season a very nasty player for us.

“I remember Vardy in that game, so I don't want to remember that game especially, because of the result but also the way we lost wasn't good.

“Vardy scored, won a penalty, and now he is scoring 10 games in a row.

“I only know Dennis Bergkamp, as a player with me, who did the same with Ajax. It's not so easy to do that.

“That game [against Leicester], I said also in the press conference after, we lost because the referee gave a penalty, against Rafael, I remember that very well.

“In my opinion, he [the ref] changed the match, but of course it was still 3-2 then, so you cannot blame the ref you have to blame yourself, but it was the return of Leicester in that game.”

Van Gaal admitted he is desperate to please United fans, who expressed their discontent after their team's 0-0 Champions League home draw with PSV on Wednesday, with boos greeting the final whistle.

“Of course [you want to please the fans] because the fans have to be happy,” said Van Gaal. “You are playing for the fans, so you cannot deny that.

“But also you have to see how our opponents are playing against us, and when you see how they play, you know the difficulty of organising against that type of opponent.

“We are still not lucky in finishing the chances. We are creating chances, and when we are not creating, then maybe I am worried. But we are not giving much away. That is why we are second in the league and second in our Champions League group.

“I think that our defensive organisation is normally the best part of our game and, after that match against Leicester, we are proving that we have very good defensive organisation and we have proved that this season more than ever.”

On Leicester's chances of staying near the top and challenging for the title, Van Gaal said: “Normally this kind of club can be a long time competing, but at the end it is more difficult.

“But in England, because of the quality of the teams, because very team has the money to buy players, and they have bought players, the difference in the level between Premier League clubs is not so high.”