John Carver will use his Holland World Cup stars to inflict yet more St James ’ Park misery on Louis van Gaal – and says the Dutchman missed a trick in not taking Daryl Janmaat with him to Old Trafford . The Manchester United boss has already been on the receiving end of two defeats on Tyneside . First , with Barcelona in 1997 , he was the victim of Tino Asprilla ’ s famous hat-trick in a 3-2 loss in the Champions League group stages . Ten years later he was back with AZ Alkmaar as they were beaten 4-2 in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup , turning the tie with a 2-0 victory back in Holland . Van Gaal returns with United on Wednesday where he will come up against Janmaat and Tim Krul , two of the players who helped Holland to the semi-finals of the World Cup last summer . John Carver described Daryl Janmaat ( left ) as an 'exceptional player ' ahead of Newcastle United 's match . The Newcastle United boss ( right ) was surprised United did n't make a move for the impressive full back . And Carver said : ‘ Daryl and Tim have been very helpful in terms of how Van Gaal organises his teams . ‘ They actually came to me with the advice , which was nice , and it was a helpful insight. ’ He added : ‘ I ’ ve heard his record here isn ’ t very good and he ’ s lost twice , hopefully it will be third time unlucky . ‘ I was there for that Barcelona game and I wouldn ’ t mind another night like that. ’ Meanwhile , Carver admits that Newcastle ’ s £5million capture of Janmaat has proved one of the best pieces of business from last summer . Tim Krul ( left ) and Janmaat have been giving Carver insight into how Van Gaal sets his sides up . The 25-year-old was an ever-present in Brazil and , with United short of options on the right side of defence , Carver is surprised Van Gaal did not rival them for his signature . ‘ I think Van Gaal perhaps had more pressing issues to sort out because let 's not forget , when he came in he was talking about playing with three centre-backs , ’ said Carver . ‘ But even as a wing-back Daryl would have fitted into the system nicely . ‘ He 's a top , top player . We lost a top player in Mathieu Debuchy but replaced him with an exceptional player . That 's good news . ‘ He 's been the most consistent player for us this season and is a great character . ‘ He is a good defender and likes playing on the front foot and he gives you real quality going forward . The Dutch goalkeeper played under Van Gaal at the World Cup including his heroics in a penalty shoot out . ‘ That 's what we saw when we signed him . He 's second on the list of assists in the Premier League for defenders and he ’ s been excellent for us. ’ There has been talk of Van Gaal making a move for Janmaat at the end of the season . And the former Feyenoord star certainly talks highly of his former international boss . ‘ He is a fantastic trainer and he has had a magnificent career , ’ he said . ‘ I have been very fortunate to work with him and I can not say a bad word about him . ‘ He is one of the best trainers I have ever worked with , and if you see how he works tactically , it is great . He always seems to know what to do to win a game. ’ Louis van Gaal does n't have a good record at St James ' Park and has lost his last two games there .
Newcastle United boss John Carver says his Dutch players have been helping him in his preparation for the game against Louis van Gaal . Carver also thinks Manchester United missed out on not signing Daryl Janmaat , who he describes as a 'top player'