“I don’t know if he’s going to United but, if it’s true, in my opinion he is the right man for the job”, he said.
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“Sometimes you have to make choices in your career and at the moment it’s better for me to play deeper”, Rooney was quoted as saying by the BBC.
Despite this, he claims United can win a 21st top-flight title next term.
“People say that Ryan has no managerial experience but the one thing they forget is that he might not be the finished article but he has more experience of Manchester United than numerous coaches that could come in”. He has carried on the style they were playing before he came in and he’s a good manager. These opinions have been around for thousands of years but now people have a tool to express them through social media.
Van Gaal addressed United’s supporters at the end of Tuesday’s rearranged final Premier League game, a 3-1 win over Bournemouth, thanking them for their “unconditional support” as his team carried out their traditional end-of-season lap of honour.
Van Gaal named his strongest XI despite having Saturday’s FA Cup final against Crystal Palace to consider.
But it was a tame end to the season, at a two-thirds full stadium, which laid bare Uniteds stagnation under Van Gaal.
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Last summer saw them miss out on a number of targets too – with the failed move for then-Barcelona winger Pedro the most high profile of the set, the Spaniard choosing to move to Chelsea instead at the last minute.
A 3-1 victory over Bournemouth drew United level on points with city rivals Manchester City, but it was not enough to secure a top-four finish and Champions League qualification.
United’s involvement in the FA Cup final rules Rashford out of Sunday’s friendly against Turkey, but the striker could be in line for his worldwide debut against Australia on May 27.
“With the millions and millions they have spent they should have qualified for the Champions League”. That was very tough I think at that time.
“OK, I want to say something on behalf of my players, my staff and myself”, Van Gaal said, as quoted by the Daily Mirror.
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“We had to make sure that we went out tonight and that we didn’t let that affect us because we’ve got a big game coming up on Saturday and we wanted to stay in good habits for that game on Saturday”.
