Van Gaal: 

- az újságírók a hibásak;

- a szurkolók elvárásai túl nagyok. 

Discussing the scrutiny on him, Van Gaal said: "When the media is writing for six months I am sacked already... I can cope with that. It is not new for me. For my players, it is not so easy.

"They are reading every day. What do you think about my authority? What do you think about the way they want to follow my advice, when their coach is showed like a nobody because I cannot do anything?

"But I am not like that. I am very arrogant. I am one of the best managers of the world."

When asked how difficult the season has been, he replied: "We have to meet the expectations of the biggest club in the world. Expectations are too high. We are in a period of transition. It is not so easy."