Posted on: 06:28 Fri, 12 Feb 2016



Manchester United manager L o u i s van Gaal has
reacted to reports that Jose Mourinho is in
talks with the club’s hierarchy and might
replace him at the end of the season.

According to Van Gaal, the club’s hierarchy
would tell him if they had spoken to Jose
Mourinho – and he refuses to believe talks
have taken place.

“I have spoken with [executive vice-chairman]
Ed Woodward and I cannot imagine that he and
Jose Mourinho have spoken with each other.
“I think that if they speak with another
manager, they would tell me because our
relationship is like that.

“If they want to change, they have to prepare
themselves. That is also my professional
attitude, in my opinion. If they are thinking that
they want to replace me, they have to enquire.

But, if it is like that, they have to say it to me
and I believe they will tell me if it is like that.

“I not only have a strong relationship with Ed,
but also with the Glazers. I have a good feeling
with them, and that is why I am annoyed with
all the publicity. I have ‘been sacked’ three
times and now it is about negotiations starting
with Mourinho. The next time it will be another
manager.”

“I am used to a lot of criticism,” he said. “My
performances in the media are also
provocative, but I have had to cope with the
criticism from the first time I was a coach.