"We have to go step by step, I think," Van Gaal told British media when asked about his side's top-four hopes.
"We have the same problems as three weeks ago. Players are coming back but still I have to solve a problem every week in my line-up, so when players are coming back, they are not fit enough."
Fifth-placed United, who are on a four-game winning streak in all competitions, travel to face 13th-placed West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, having not lost at the Hawthorns during the Premier League era.
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(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
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