If the team’s on-pitch performances continue to worsen, the Manchester United higher-ups would propose Ryan Giggs as a caretaker manager until ign.
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“The aim here is still the same – to qualify for the Champions League and to finish one step higher than past year, so third place”, said Van Gaal.
Van Gaal has claimed that Wayne Rooney is not correct with the statement that the team are now playing with greater “freedom”.
Louis van Gaal will walk away from Manchester United if they fail to qualify for the Champions League.
Despite visiting Berlin on Saturday to watch Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin play out a goalless draw, Mourinho was adamant that he sees England as his home – at least in his personal life.
The BBC and regional newspaper the Manchester Evening News reported on Friday that United have held preliminary talks with Mourinho, who was sacked by Chelsea in December.
He admitted: “I know that there has been such a lot of nonsense created around me but I can’t believe that there is already a relationship with Jose Mourinho and Manchester United”.
The 64-year-old has another year left on his contract – and insisted at the end of January that he wants to stay until it expires.
“No, I am not enjoying it”, Mourinho said.
“The Special One” was relieved from his role as Blues boss after 16 games of the Premier League season, with Chelsea losing nine of them – they only lost three games on their way to the title last season. When I look at Bayern Munich, for example, they have a player in nearly every position who really stands out. Maybe if you compare him with Paco Jemez [Rayo Vallecano manager, who is famous in Spain for his offensive style] he is but not in the essence. Van Gaal said: “He can play the final”. ‘I think it is wrong that we talk about somebody’s job.
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Moyes also admitted that he is keen to return to football management, and says he expects to get a job In the Premier League soon despite a big money offer from China.
