Van Gaal this week stressed that Januzaj will not leave Old Trafford amid reported interest from Sunderland, before selecting him for his first start since February for the trip to Villa Park.
Januzaj insisted he wants to stay at the club after scoring his first league goal since April 2014, yet his manager says he will only feature for the first team on a regular basis if he contributes more.
"He scored a wonderful goal, but all the other aspects of football you have to show. I'm pleased because with this goal we have won, but there is more than scoring a goal," the former Netherlands coach told Sky Sports.
"There were a lot of unnecessary ball losses [from Januzaj]. Also from Memphis (Depay), a lot of ball losses and that's why there were not a lot of chances."
Van Gaal was delighted to follow up the win over Tottenham on the opening day by securing another three points, but knows his new-look United side are far from being the finished article.
He added: "The start to the season is better than last year, but that is not so difficult. We had one point at this stage and now we have six, so I am very happy.
"There is still a long way to go. You cannot expect it with only four weeks' preparation. You need more matches to come in the form I think we can show."
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