after playing the position in pre-season, young started in louis van gaal's first competitive game on 16 august 2014 as a wing back in a 3–5–2 formation, which saw united lose 2–1 to swansea city. he suffered a hamstring injury during a 1–1 draw against stoke city on 1 january 2015. young made his return on 3 february in a 3–0 win against cambridge united, coming on in the 81st minute for marcos rojo. on 4 march, young scored his first goal of the season in a 1–0 victory over newcastle united. on 12 april, he was named man of the match after he scored the equalising goal and provided two assists in a 4–2 home win over manchester city. he played an instrumental role in united's 2–1 win over crystal palace on 9 may, with him winning a penalty which juan mata converted and providing the assist for marouane fellaini's header, leading to him again being man of the match. in the following match on 17 may, young again provided an assist, this time for ander herrera's volley against arsenal, which finished in a 1–1 draw. young spent the season playing both on the wing and at wing back under van gaal, the latter being a position which the manager felt was his best.