Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has done the unthinkable by bringing his side to within one victory of winning the Premier League title.
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The Super Sunday panel felt Leicester were fortunate not to have a penalty awarded against them at Old Trafford.
“We suffer a lot because they press so high”. If the Foxes lose at United, they will still win the title on Monday night if Spurs are beaten at Chelsea.
In fairness, not many teams have, but the contrast between United and Leicester is greater than most considering the Red Devils’ past Premier League dominance and where they find themselves now.
Van Gaal has experience of winning a league title with an unfashionable club having led AZ Alkmaar to the Eredivisie crown in 2009. Get in touch below! Van Gaal has a point but he has had plenty of time to implement his philosophy at United and results and performances have barely improved over the course of the campaign.
“I’d like to watch the match tomorrow, but I think I’m on a flight back from Italy so it’s hard for me to watch the match”, Ranieri said after the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
Van Gaal said: “I was the first that said that they could be the champions”.
“But you have to see always the situation of where the club is, and we have seen that we are in a transitional period, and when I was mentioned as the coach, it was also about that we discussed”. If Tottenham do beat their London rivals, Leicester will get the chance to be crowned champions in front of their own fans at the King Power Stadium by defeating Everton on Saturday. But I am very glad and happy when I see the fans happy.
He added: “I wasn’t anxious because we have very good heart and I thought sooner or later we’d react”.
Van Gaal also claimed that the team was in a transitional phase and their main aim now is to qualify for the Champions League.
Leicester play every week as 11 players. “We have to stay on the pitch and think there will be another tough match”.
Three of Leicester City’s six victories away to Manchester United came before the Second World War.
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“I feel it is very important to be concentrated 100 per cent. The story of football is fantastic but you have to be focused on the match”.
