“Every player – whether they start or not or are not even in the squad of 18 – want the club to win the FA Cup”.
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Manchester United vice-captain Michal Carrick said that he would be “willing to stay” at the Old Trafford beyond this summer if Chelsea’s former champion coach Jose Mourinho will take over managerial duties from Louis van Gaal next season. “We didn’t do that with the Champions League”, Herrera told British media.
The Dutchman has been accused of moving United away from their traditional brand of attacking football to a more laboured style that yielded the second-fewest goals of the league’s top 10 teams this season.
United ended up fifth in the Premier League table this season after their 3-1 win over Bournemouth.
The 34-year-old England worldwide is set to become a free agent this offseason as his current contract with the Red Devils will expire in June.
Speaking at a news conference on Thursday at Carrington, Van Gaal said: “Yeah, there are many players in contention such as Rojo, who is not injured anymore, and Darmian is not injured anymore”.
But the Sun claim Van Gaal is so highly thought of by executive vice chairman Ed Woodward that he will be offered a director of football role.
“We didn’t do that with the Premier League”.
“I think people are probably assuming United are going to win it but it’s going to be a tough game”, he added.
“I remember Sir Alex’s career hinged on that game and maybe (Van Gaal’s) career will hinge on this”, said Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew, who played for Palace in the FA Cup final 26 years ago.
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Emmanuel Adebayor has confirmed he is quitting Crystal Palace after the FA Cup final.
