Van Gaal’s Man. United target redemption after poor season
Manchester United will be extra motivated to beat Crystal Palace and lift the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium, this evening.
If United succeed in claiming the honour, they will share the record with Arsenal in the all-time winners’ list with 12 FA Cup titles each.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal was heavily criticised after the upset to West Ham United last week. That meant, the Red Devils had lost their chance of a place in the Champions League next season even if they had Tuesday’s match against Bournemouth in hand.
United had to settle for fifth place after beating the Cherries 3-1. The match was put forward 48 hours after a bomb scare at Old Trafford on Sunday, the last day of the Premier League.
United were never in the running for the league and fourth place was taken by their rivals Manchester City.
That made it all the more bitter for Van Gaal. Probably, if the Dutchman is shown the backdoor with one year to go in his contract, it will be for this reason mainly as a year without Champions League football at Old Trafford will cost the club millions of pounds.
This week, the resilient Van Gaal said he was confident that he will be at the helm of the Mancunians next...