Van Gaal 'Has Big Ambitions' As Man Utd Boss
The Dutch coach signs a three-year deal and will be joined in the dugout by Ryan Giggs, who is quitting as a player.

Well, it's a 3-year-deal, not a surprise, being expected Louis Van Gaal to be confirmed in the role for some time. And it came about 2 o'clock this afternoon, the 3-year-deal that would take the 62-year-old in charge of United as soon as he finishes with his country Holland at the World Cup. He's leaving for the * today with the Dutch national team for a training camp there. He will be hoping for a long stay in Brazil. But once he gets back, he is gonna be expected to set about immediately returning United to the sort of football, and the sort of contention they become used to. They finished only 7th this year, a crash disappointment. And a great letdown to the supporters, a great letdown because of David Mores, the manager who was supposed to pick up reign from Sir Alex Ferguson. But simply wasn't quite up to the job. Interesting to note, the United has the same manager for 27 years, Van Gaal is gonna be the fourth manager in just over year. So the season is a great upheaval. And we hoping Van Gaal, who has won a league title at every club he'e ever represented, he's ever managed. As well as the European Cup back in 1995, that he is the man to make them complete. He'll have Ryan Giggs on side, a familiar face, a thread of continuity for United fans in the club. Ryan Giggs who'll be the assistant manager, needs to announce his retiring from professional football to take up that role, 42-year-old now, 23 years of play, and what's a career. That's the finest career of anyone certainly in the Premier League era, 13 league titles, 4 FA cups, 4 League Cups, 2 European Cups, a very much doubt I would like have to say, he's liked it again, but he's got the opportunity to learn from Van Gaal. And I think the United hope, down the road, he could be the next manager one day.