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29th March 2018
06:30pm BST

Insisting he does not blame Mourinho, Van Gaal instead takes aim at Ed Woodward - the club's executive vice-chairman - for his handling of the situation.
"What I find wrong is when a CEO says 'we're totally happy with you, do not believe the press,'" he is quoted as saying in German publication, Bild. "Then you win the FA Cup and are still fired."
Despite having no issue with Mourinho, Van Gaal goes on to praise Pep Guardiola for the work he has done at Manchester City, likening their football to the style of play he had hoped to implement at United.
"Pep Guardiola is for me currently the best coach of the Premier League," he says. "Pep has made City a machine. He shows the style of football that I would have liked to play at Manchester United. "But he has better players for it. For me, the process would have taken longer. Unfortunately, I did not get the time. "
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