It was learnt earlier on Monday that Van Gaal had been informed of the decision, with final confirmation following later from the Premier League giants.
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Louis van Gaal’s sacking as Manchester United manager was finally confirmed on Monday, as the Premier League club announced the Dutchman had left with immediate effect.
Although it was Van Gaal who led Manchester United back to the top four after David Moyes’s disastrous season at the club, the Dutchman is widely disliked by the club’s fans. I have been privileged during my management career to have won 20 trophies but winning the FA Cup, which is steeped in so much history, will always be one of the most special achievements of my career.
“I am a team player and I can learn a lot from everyone and, as I said before, when you win a trophy everything is easier because you can build from that and the confidence is bigger”.
Louis van Gaal is disappointed he has been fired by Manchester United and insists the “foundations are firmly in place” for a successful future at the club. The team improved defensively as the season went on, but the attacking line couldn’t string enough goals.
However, van Gaal’s failure to qualify for the Champions League is likely to have proved costly. He twice coached Barcelona and the Netherlands, as well as German powerhouse Bayern Munich.
According to BBC, former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho’s appointment will be confirmed after the Portuguese meets senior United officials on Tuesday.
Sky News reported after the FA Cup final on Saturday evening that United were preparing to appoint Mourinho having decided that, after a season in which United finished only fifth, he could not guarantee a return to Champions League football.
Despite the fact that the news had broken at around 11am that today was to be Van Gaal’s last in charge of the club, the club remained silent all day as terms of a compensation package were thrashed out between club an ex-employee. But Van Gaal’s turbulent tenure has been marred by accusations from critics that he betrayed United’s heritage by playing a defensive, risk-averse style.
For starters, he is the manager with the highest win percentage in the entire Premier League history despite having his worst season with Chelsea last season.
Some of the younger players will be, rightly so, fearing for their futures, whilst every player must be wary of the arrival of Jose Mourinho.
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“They blooded seven or eight young players previous year and every one of them showed that they can play at the level required of Manchester United”. Van Gaal raised the prospect of quitting during that sticky patch.
