“It was a big surprise for me, something that I did not expect”, he said.
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Van Gall is under pressure and Mourinho has been linked with United, but LVG for now is just surprised.
“It was a big surprise for me, I didn’t expect it”, he said. But we know that in advance. “I’ve seen articles that it’s not like that, so it’s a bit insane”, he said when asked about the dressing-room morale.
The club were reportedly looking at the likes of Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez and Southampton’s Sadio Mane in an effort to solve the problem but van Gaal admitted that clubs will be reluctant to sell their prize assets mid-season. “We know that, the players know that, I know that and the members of staff know that”, the former AZ Alkmaar boss continued.
I have the full confidence of my board and my players. “It’s still hard because we are playing in the Premier League, but at home you have to win, and that’s for sure”.
Van Gaal’s own position is under scrutiny, with United having gone five games in all competitions without a win. “I think they might look and think ‘one of the best managers in the world of football is available, lets get him'”.
“There is no doubt that we have to win because when you lose too much then even for me it is the end of the world”.
The ESPN FC crew debate whether or not Louis van Gaal will remain at Manchester United.
Wayne Rooney is now back in full training and has been doing that with the first team, long enough for Van Gaal to include his captain in the starting line-up against a Norwich team, who has been struggling themselves as well. But Herrera hasn’t played for four weeks, that’s different.
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“We have players who have trained only one day and it’s too much of a risk normally, but sometimes, in these circumstances, you have to take a risk”.
