Man United: Van Gaal pleased with impressive win

Jose Mourinho’s representatives have held talks with Manchester United about replacing Louis van Gaal as manager of the Premier League club, according to reports on Friday. In England there is more patience, not only with Van Gaal.

The pair renewed their rivalry with a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford in Hiddink’s second match back at the Chelsea helm and he was quick to play down the significance of their previous tussles.

The 53-year-old is believed to prefer to take over in the close-season when he can start with a clean slate rather than inheriting van Gaal’s problems with no chance of changing the squad now the transfer window has shut.

“It is not the coach or the manager, but when he is playing like he has been playing now, he shall play at No.10. When he plays like this, I can not say to him: “Go to the bench”.

Bastian Schweinsteiger is facing an extended spell on the sidelines after being ruled out of Manchester United’s Premier League showdown against Chelsea, Football Insider sources understand. “They have under-performed and we are getting back on track a little bit”.

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has welcomed the impending arrival of Pep Guardiola to the Barclays Premier League but believes the pressure on his fellow Spaniard to be a success at Manchester City will be huge.

Failure to qualify for the Champions League would put the Dutchman under intense pressure.

“I have said always that only Crystal Palace and Arsenal this season were better than Manchester United this season”.

Whilst many of our punters want to see these highly-rated aces integrated into the first-team as soon as possible, they accept that they’re simply not in a position to do so at the moment with so much left to fight for- so instead, they unanimously agree a loan period is ideal for these players.

“We showed great character to do that in the last game and were unfortunate not to get the result against Southampton but we bounced back against Derby and against Stoke”.

Mourinho was axed by Chelsea just months after leading them to the Premier League title, with the Blues languishing near the relegation zone following the breakdown of his relationship with several members of the squad.