The Tottenham Hotspur manager has impressed the Old Trafford board members by getting Spurs to 3 in the Prmeier League table, where they are above Manchester United in 5, with one of the Glazer family being very keen on hiring the Argentinian.
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The BBC’s Dan Roan and Simon Stone report that no agreement has been completed yet but negotiations have begun over a deal to bring him to Old Trafford.
Despite his recent staunch approach to media speculation over his own future, Van Gaal is expected to leave the club a year earlier than his United contract ceases this summer.
Van Gaal was jeered off by supporters after a 1-0 defeat by Southampton in United’s previous home outing, but responded by making a tactical switch that helped the team display more of their traditional fluid attacking style.
The two men have had bitterer battles than the one they will fight when Manchester United take on Chelsea tomorrow.
Mata is again likely to start as a number 10 when United face his former club Chelsea on Sunday at Stamford Bridge.
“It is only because of the confidence that the players themselves feel more free”. When the board has such confidence, the pressure is much higher than when they say it is your last game or something like that.
“Michael Carrick said to me and I have the same feeling, the competition is not yet finished, not for Manchester United or the other teams”.
“And it is especially so with Wayne Rooney, who is saying that because he has scored seven goals (in seven games)”.
Jesse Lingard, Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial found the net in a convincing victory that kept the Red Devils in fifth position, five points behind fourth-placed Arsenal. “You can see that also in the training sessions”.
“We train still the same, the same way”.
Louis van Gaal’s side took the lead on 61 minutes through Lingard’s fine finish but Costa struck in the first minute of injury time to preserve the champions’ unbeaten run under Guus Hiddink. I am sorry to say that.
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Varela was responding to questions regarding van Gaal’s apparent problems with South American players and although the Uruguayan rejected those claims, he did suggest the Dutchman was hard to work under.
