It's been discussed in the other Rafael thread already, but I really wonder how Van Gaal rates him. Because his first impression was that red card at Bayern, and then this season started and there was the penalty incident. Can't believe he would actually think Rafael's not up to it, because it's not that hard to see what a great player he could be.
But you never know. It's just so weird since Shaw, Jones, Rojo and Smalling have all been very reckless at times this season. And then Jonny Evans has introduced a different kind of recklessness, Rafael hasn't been worse than they were. Maybe he's playing Valencia/McNair because he feels they deserve to start, and especially Valencia hasn't been that bad this season. Or maybe it was Rafael in that video.