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Van Gaal not giving up on title for United
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MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal insists that winning the Premier League title remains a goal for him and the players despite being 10 points adrift of leader Chelsea heading into yesterday’s fixtures.
The 63-year-old Dutchman — who originally said when he took over after the World Cup this year that he foresaw a three-year rebuilding process — has overseen a revival in the club’s fortunes in recent months after a poor start to his reign which was United’s worst since the 1986/87 season.
However, he was taking United into the home game against Newcastle yesterday on the back of a run of six wins and a draw.
“Our goal is still to be the champion at the end of the season. It is always to be first,” Van Gaal said.
Van Gaal, who earlier this year guided the Dutch to the World Cup semifinals where they lost on penalties to Argentina, has spent 150 million pounds (US$233.28 million) on new players and says that United can do better than the target set by the board at the outset of the season.
The board’s goal was for United to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League which is something it failed to achieve last term under the disastrous stewardship of David Moyes, who was sacked towards the end of the season and replaced temporarily by veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs.
“With my players and all the staff, we are trying to achieve more than they expect,” said Van Gaal.
Elsewhere, Brazilian champion Cruzeiro has revealed it could make a move for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paulinho in the January transfer window.
Paulinho has made just 13 appearances across all competitions for Spurs this term. He has also lost his place in Brazil’s national team, having failed to make Dunga’s squad for the Selecao’s six friendlies since this year’s World Cup.
Cruzeiro’s football director Alexandre Mattos said Tottenham had indicated the 26-year-old could be released on loan. “We don’t know if they will loan him to a Brazilian or European club but we think top players would be interested in coming to Cruzeiro,” Mattos said on Wednesday.
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