Louis van Gaal bares his teeth as media pursue Man Utd heir

Van Gaal channels Alex Ferguson as British reporters press him on Man Utd top job

Louis Van Gaal
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ALEX FERGUSON built his career on giving short shrift to people who angered him and it seems the man set to step into his shoes as manager of Manchester United is cut from the same curmudgeonly cloth.

Louis van Gaal, widely expected to be unveiled as United’s new manager next week, was intercepted by a reporter on Wednesday at a pre-World Cup training camp for the Netherlands national team. The 62-year-old Dutchman’s immediate challenge is to guide Holland to success in Brazil next month but a Sky Sports’ correspondent wanted to know his views on Manchester United.

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