TVC E, SOCCER – Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says the club do not need to clarify his position – because claims about his future are being invented by the media, Sky Sports reports.
United have prepared for Saturday’s trip to Sunderland amid newspaper stories suggesting that Jose Mourinho taking over at Old Trafford in the summer is a ‘done deal’.
Asked if the club should declare their backing publicly for the Dutchman, Van Gaal said: “I do not agree they need to make a statement.
I’ve said it many times that a lot of the media is inventing stories and you don’t have to respond to invented stories.”
Sky sources understand United remain happy with their manager, who has a contract until 2017, and Van Gaal says his relationship with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is so strong he couldn’t imagine his employers had courted Mourinho.
Impressive financial results were revealed on Thursday, but the focus for Woodward and the Glazer owners will be firmly on the pitch for the next three months with hopes of making the Champions League in the balance. United are six points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester City with 13 matches left.
