But Van Gaal said that he was looking forward to welcoming Guardiola, who played under him at Barcelona, to the Premier League.
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However, an irritated Van Gaal disagreed with his captain and insisted that the upturn in form was down to his philosophy.
Many fans of the Red Devils believe that Van Gaal is already a failure at the club and wonder why he had not made efforts to succeed in his games until now.
“And it is especially so with Wayne Rooney who is saying that because he has scored seven goals in a row”.
And one of the squad players, Varela – Moyes’s first signing during his short-lived tenure – has spoken out over how some of the players struggle with van Gaal’s presence. “We don’t have muscle injuries, only contact injuries, and when you don’t have full-backs any more you have problems”.
United fans heckled Van Gaal as he walked down the tunnel the last time their team played at home.
“We showed great character to do that in the last game and were unfortunate not to get the result against Southampton but we bounced back against Derby and against Stoke”.
“Michael Carrick said to me that when you score early like that everything goes more easily”.
LOUIS van Gaal will once again be under pressure to deliver a victory and an improved performance when Manchester United host Stoke tonight.
“I think he [Ole] was happy with that role”, Hernandez said in an interview with The Times.
“I want to give him a spiritual aim”, said Van Gaal.
“At the end the players have to execute what you are doing in training and in team meetings”.
“We must not overvalue the role of the managers and the coaches – they prepare the games and the opponent and the way we like to play”.
“I’m not agreeing with the remark of Wayne Rooney when he said that”, said the Dutchman.
Phil Jones has returned to training and is in contention to play against champions Chelsea while long-term absentees Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia were “making progress”.
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If Mourinho becomes United manager, then his famous rivalry with Guardiola will see a new chapter in England.
