Sentences with phrase «league champion van»

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Man United have set their sights on a massive summer spending spree as Louis van Gaal looks to challenge for major honours having secured a return to the Champions League.

But he did not have to contend with the suspended Robin van Persie, who returns today and will be desperate not to become the first Arsenal captain to lose a Champions League qualifier.

For the umpteenth time since Louis van Gaal took over at Old Trafford, Manchester United looked truly dreadful in their midweek Champions League game and despite the fact that they are currently above us in the table, I just can not imagine that a team this dull and devoid of quality could win the lLeague game and despite the fact that they are currently above us in the table, I just can not imagine that a team this dull and devoid of quality could win the leagueleague.

While van Gaal initially impressed at Old Trafford, taking the club back to the Champions League after David Moyes» troubled tenure, the giants have struggled to kick on this season.

Man United boss Louis van Gaal will be handed a hefty transfer fee injection next summer with the level of funding dependent greatly on whether the Dutchman secures a top four finish and the resultant Champions League qualification.

Should Arsene Wenger rest leading talisman Robin van Persie, Park will get a chance to impress in his first Champions League appearance as Marouane Chamakh is out with a knee injury.

The experienced World Cup winner has featured in all seven of Man United's Premier League fixtures this term and though the 30 - year - old has a lot to offer van Gaal as the Dutch manager looks to fight on multiple fronts and the having won the Champions League in 2013 and when questioned as to whether his side could win the showpiece trophy Schweinsteiger stated;

Scottish Premier League champions Celtic have warned Arsenal that if they want to sign defender Virgil van Dijk in January that his signature will be «very expensive», according to talkSPORT.

Manager Louis van Gaal will undoubtedly need to be even more creative in order to secure Man United's Champions League qualification.

Mino Raiola even made it sound as if such a rumour was not very realistic, perhaps because Zlatan would demand Champions League football or not want to play under van Gaal.

In his debut season at Old Trafford it appears van Gaal will secure a crucial Champions League berth with a top four finish looking almost sewn up.

Louis van Gaal may have dampened Manchester United fans» enthusiasm for their Champions League with his recent quotes, but there is considerable reason for optimism for Red Devils supporters.

United boss Louis van Gaal then handed the forward a full debut in their disappointing Champions League defeat at the hands of PSV Eindhoven in midweek due to the absence of captain Wayne Rooney, however, the 19 - year - old struggled with the task of leading the line on his own.

Having spent over # 150 million just on new players in the summer, Louis van Gaal has managed to get the Red Devils back in to the Champions League.

The teenager had been scouted by Premier League champions Chelsea, and had attracted the interest of Anderlecht and Newcastle United, but Louis van Gaal has triumphed — adding another Belgium starlet into the club academy.

According to the Daily Mail, their return to the Champions League — which now looks all but sealed with a seven point lead over Liverpool — as well as their lucrative sponsorship deal with Adidas will enable Louis van Gaal to strengthen his resources with four major signings.

This has prompted van Gaal to praise the in - form midfielder, highlighting the different options he offers as vital in his team push for Champions League qualification.

Despite van Gaal's pedigree — he is one of the most decorated managers in the world game — he is enduring a miserable stint at Old Trafford, where things have regressed since he took United back to the Champions League last season.

Indeed, the Red Devils were dumped out of this year's competition in the group stage, and van Gaal, showing few of the qualities that won him two Spanish titles at Barcelona, the Champions League at Ajax, and the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, appears unable to help the side re-qualify for the competition this season.

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The Red Devils parted ways with Louis van Gaal on Monday following a miserable season in the top flight, as the north - west giants failed to return to the Champions League.

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Chelsea are reportedly eyeing up a triple raid on Champions League opponents Paris Saint Germain for striker Edinson Cavani, midfielder Marco Verratti and full - back Gregory van der Weil, according to French publication Buzzsport.

Into his first season as United boss, Louis van Gaal can make a major statement here if his side condemn the visitors to yet another defeat in this awful recent run of theirs which has seen the title and even an automatic Champions League spot slip away from them.

There is still a chance that Louis van Gaal and his Manchester United side could overtake the Gunners and force us to play the two legged Champions League play offs, enhanced after they won away to Crystal Palace yesterday but they are still two points behind and we have two more games than them left to play.

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Knocked out again by Barcelona in the Champions League but the Gunners beat them at the Emirates and were in a great position at the Nou Camp until the sending off of Robin van Persie.

Man United boss Louis van Gaal has moved to strengthen his squad ahead of their own return to Champions League action, the Dutch manager successfully acquiring the services of four top - quality signings thus far this summer.

This is a United team that under Louis van Gaal have spent # 150m on transfers, and not had Champions League football too worry about.

Victory for Louis van Gaal's side would lift them to within one point of the Citizens, who have only won one of their last five league games, in the race for the fourth and final Champions League league games, in the race for the fourth and final Champions League League place.

However, Louis van Gaal's side have not been wholly convincing and their weaknesses were evident against Club Brugge in their Champions League playoff first leg.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, Morgan Schneiderlin, Memphis Depay and Matteo Darmian have all been recruited by van Gaal this summer but he feels his squad are still lacking the creativity to pose a threat in the Premier League as well as the Champions League:

Given that Louis van Gaal is likely to secure a return to Champions League football one would have imagined Man United's chances of persuading de Gea to remain a the club had increased, but seemingly that may not be the case.

Since Moyes» departure, Rooney has become a pivotal part of now manager Louis van Gaal's Manchester United squad who are in a perfect position to retain their Champions League spot and sit in third place.

Delighted Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has promised he will make every single member of his squad better, after a comfortable 3 - 0 victory over Hull City consolidated them in the Champions League places.

Edwin van der Sar: He's won the Premier League title twice, the FA Cup, Champions League and the Carling Cup, as well as Club World Cup.

The fixture list isn't kind to Man United, and should they qualify for the Champions League, they would have definitely deserved it given the number of tests which await van Gaal's men.

With a Champions League berth all but secured Louis van Gaal should be able to lure top talents to Man United this summer as the veteran manager looks to improve his squad sufficiently to mount a Premier League title challenge in 2015/16.

However, he has given Red Devils boss and compatriot Louis van Gaal something to think about by joining his team - mates in training today and declaring that he is raring to go as United look to secure Champions League qualification.

Depressed I am just sick of it pass pass pass and no end product same old same old and when losing a game I don't take off ur goal scorer even for half a chance and bellerin is waste space should been mertsacker in def and kolisinic lab and ox rwb and how we miss cazorla, one free and one striker and no champions league football oh how we're trying very hard get bk in haha joke of board ambition is sad we need atleast 2 players van diik and nzonzi would give us steel over and out need?

His second — another stonking effort — may well go a long way to firing Louis van Gaal's side into the Champions League group stage.

The midfielder has been linked with a move to Old Trafford to join Manchester United in the summer, but that well be dependent on whether Louis van Gaal's side can claim Champions League football next season.

Rooney's 79th - minute header secured United a 1 - 0 Champions League win over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday and brought to an end a 6 hour and 44 minute wait for a goal for Louis van Gaal's side.

So could van Gaal and United still deny Arsenal a place in next season's Champions League?

However, despite their defeat — perhaps the nadir of van Gaal's reign to date — the Europa League still remains United's best bet of securing a spot in next season's Champions League.

As it is, Louis van Gaal's luck was in as Mata gave United a narrow win and that means that the pressure is still on us and City to keep going and pick up the points needed to make sure that United do not sneak in and claim the final Champions League place, but the question now is which of us will handle that pressure better?

The Turkey captain — who can play in wide areas or in the centre of midfield — would be an excellent addition for the Red Devils and could help Louis van Gaal's side thrive in the Champions League.

The chance to return to a Man United side with respected manager Louis van Gaal in place, and seemingly endless sums to invest in squad building, and one imagines the possibility of such a move would increase significantly if Louis van Gaal secures a Champions League return for next term.

Louis van Gaal has fared better, helping Man United to secure a Champions League return, though it would be fair to say that the Premier League side are still some way off the side they were under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Manager Louis van Gaal seems to be on the lookout for players to enhance his front line before competing in the Champions League next season.