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Van Gaal leads training as Man.United deny resignation offer
Posted On Jan 27 2016
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“When you manage Liverpool you know the Manchester United job is gone”, he told the show, per Luckhurst.
With United now five points off the top four, out of the Champions League and having only won only three of their last 13 matches in all competitions, Van Gaal said later he could understand fans’ frustration.
The Premier League giants, who were booed off once again on Saturday after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Southampton inside Old Trafford, have been heavily linked with moves for the Real Madrid winger during previous transfer windows.
Amid the intense speculation about Van Gaal’s position and with him set for further discussions this week with Woodward, who was not in Manchester yesterday, Van Gaal has United’s next game to think about.
He also wants to gauge van Gaal’s mood on his return, and, should United lose to Derby, the two may come to a mutual agreement that the manager should walk away.
“They have – or they had – great expectations of me, and I can not fulfil them”.
“This is a guy who’s been around a long time and he built a team in [19]95 at Ajax that everyone talked about for years”.
Louis van Gaal has seen off another possible successor.
“Louis has always dealt with pressure in his career and from time to time that has really got the best out of him”.
“I think a lot of things will have to change in order to convince him to stay”. He went on to Bayern Munich and they were a bit more possession-based, but they were still attacking.
United are now fifth in the Premier league standings, 10 points behind leaders Leicester City.
“Just before he went to Manchester United, he took Holland to the World Cup and all the Dutch media were right on his back”.
But van Gaal is likely to leave before his contract expires and the question as to his succession has become more complex.
Januzaj was recalled from his season-long spell at Borussia Dortmund earlier this month, although Blackett and Wilson remain with Celtic and Brighton respectively, at least for the time being.
