MANCHESTER, England -- Stung by a surprise opening-day defeat and with injuries taking their toll, the honeymoon period for Louis van Gaal at Manchester United is definitely over. Kyrie Irving Shoes Free Shipping . "Two weeks ago, I was the king of Manchester," Van Gaal said. "Now, I am the devil of Manchester." After opening the English Premier League season with a 2-1 home loss to Swansea, the pressure is already on United and its manager ahead of a trip to Sunderland on Sunday. However, Van Gaals list of absentees is growing, with Marcos Rojo -- signed on Wednesday for 20 million euros ($27 million) from Sporting Lisbon -- unavailable as the Argentina defender has yet to receive a work permit. Central midfielders Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini and Michael Carrick were all ruled out of contention by Van Gaal on Friday, along with wide midfielder Jesse Lingard. With Luke Shaw still out with a hamstring injury, Van Gaal cannot call on his three big summer signings -- Rojo, Herrera and Shaw -- who cost a combined $77 million. The only piece of good news for Van Gaal is that striker Robin van Persie is available this weekend after being given extra time off to recover from his exertions with the Netherlands at the World Cup in Brazil. Van Gaal is already pleading for patience from Uniteds fans, who saw the team slump to a seventh-place finish in May in a tumultuous season under David Moyes. "It shall be difficult in the first three months," Van Gaal said. "I have said that to (executive vice-chairman) Ed Woodward and (owners) the Glazer family. "I am hired to build up a team and that is a process, and that process needs time. You have to believe in the philosophy that we make again a big club but it needs time and its not an overnight job." Reacting to comments by former United midfielder Paul Scholes, who said this week he was "genuinely scared" about the clubs future, Van Gaal added: "I can imagine that fans are also scared. Because they have seen what happened last year and they have seen the first match (this season)." Rojo was presented as a United player Friday, with Van Gaal saying he had been "enchanted" by the left-sided defenders performances for Argentina during the World Cup. Argentina beat Van Gaals Netherlands in a penalty shootout in the semifinals. "My philosophy is that you have to buy only players who fit in the profile and I think Marcos fits in the profile as a left central defender but also as a wing back," Van Gaal said. "He played a fantastic world championship, so I am very pleased." 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Martin had 27 points with some key baskets down the stretch, Love had his usual double-double, and the Timberwolves snapped a three-game losing streak with a 112-106 victory Saturday night over the suddenly slipping Dallas Mavericks.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Calgary Flames will try to push their winning streak to five straight games on Friday night as they welcome the New York Islanders to the Saddledome. The Flames current run comes on the heels of eight straight losses and includes a win in each of the first three contests of a six-game homestand. Calgary twice trailed on Wednesday against the Edmonton Oilers, but secured a victory when Josh Jooris scored 1:08 into overtime. After coming out of the penalty box, Jooris skated down on a 2-on-1 break and converted a feed from Jiri Hudler. That gave the Flames their NHL-leading eighth victory this season when trailing after two periods. This is a pretty special group, Flames coach Bob Hartley said. We never quit. Joe Colborne had two goals and Lance Bouma scored the other for the Flames. Jonas Hiller turned away 17 shots in the win. He is 2-0-0 lifetime versus the Islanders with a 1.83 goals against average and .929 save percentage in five games with threee starts. Kyrie Irving Shoes For Sale. The Islanders opened up a seven-game road trip on Wednesday with an impressive 5-2 triumph over the Winnipeg Jets. Frans Nielsen scored a pair of goals with an assist, while Ryan Strome had a career-high four points off a goal and three assists. Anders Lee and Josh Bailey also scored and Jaroslav Halak posted 21 saves to improve New York to 6-1-1 in its past eight games. A couple of the bounces went our way, said Lee. You know, you get rewarded when you work hard and you create those opportunities. Tonight, thats what happened. The Isles are tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins atop the Metropolitan Division with 51 points and the western portion of their road trip sees upcoming visits to Edmonton and Vancouver. New York then heads back east to face the New Jersey Devils next Friday. Halak is 4-5-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .913 save percentage in 10 career starts versus the Flames, who won both of their matchups last season with the Islanders. ' ' '