Juan Mata has revealed what Manchester United’s former manager Louis van Gaal told the players before getting sacked. Mata reveals Van Gaal’s final message to United squad. Let’s take a look at what Van Gaal said.
Van Gaal’s stint at Manchester United came to an abrupt end in May 2016. He just guided the club to their first FA Cup triumph in 12 years. Mata revealed that Van Gaal wasn’t unsure if he would take charge of the club for a third season. Mata reveals Van Gaal’s final message to United squad:
“At the end of his time at the club, on his ‘farewell’, he let his emotional side take over and opened himself very honestly to us: ‘I don’t know if I’m going to be here next season, but I want to tell you anyway how proud I am of every single one of you. We fought together in adversity and we ended up lifting this special trophy. That is something that nobody will be able to change. Thank you to all of you’,” the Spaniard revealed in his new book.
“We had just won the FA Cup minutes earlier and he was saying ‘goodbye and good luck’. He handed out pieces of paper to each of us with our return date on it, as he had organised the pre-season for next July. We all knew this was a routine process, going through the motions, because there were already so many rumours of him being sacked.
“Only minutes after lifting the FA Cup trophy, they would end up being true.”
The Dutchman was officially dismissed on May 23, 2016, two days after the club’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace after extra-time.
