Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal, has insisted he is one of the best coaches in the world, but admitted that the media has affected his authority over his players this season.
The Dutchman has had to endure various reports linking Jose Mourinho with his job and he claims it has hindered their progress.
“I’m a coach, a manager who would rather have some authority but every day the players can read it, what do you think about my authority as well? What do you think about the way they want to follow my advice when the coach is shown like a nobody?” Van Gaal said at the club’s end-of-season awards ceremony.
“But I am not like that. I am very arrogant. I am one of the best managers in the world.
“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.”
United beat Everton 2-1 to qualify for the FA Cup final and Van Gaal is hopeful he can bring silverware to Old Trafford for the first time in three years.
“I am happy to give the fans a final. Expectations are too high,” he said.
“We are in a period of transition. It is not so easy. We have to meet the expectations of the biggest club in the world.”

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