You have to play football to entertain the fans.
— Louis van Gaal
I have been privileged during my management career to have won 20 trophies, but winning the FA Cup, which is steeped in so much history, will always be one of the most special achievements of my career.
I think, always, the form of the players is a decisive factor. And a game-plan and the referee. He can influence the game. And in a derby, a cool head is also very important.
You have expectations always when you buy players. Mostly, you have positive expectations.
It cannot be a good thing when a club is run solely from a commercially-driven perspective.
If you ask me how did I do at United, I will say it was my best year ever, given the circumstances I was working under. We played football that was quite alright. But it's not football that is appreciated in England.
I think it is always a success when you win the title.
It is not normal that one team dominates for 20 years in a row as the champion.
There is no winter break, and I think that is the most evil thing of this culture. It is not good for English football. It is not good for the clubs or the national team, and I think you should change it.
I think the team is always better than the individual player.
I am more open than other coaches with all of my players.
In the football world, you have to deliver. However, as an ex-player, you always have more credit.
You need always guts to put youngsters in the squad and also in the line-up.
I like it if a coach enjoys himself and is passionate.
I am not a usual coach: it doesn't matter for me who are scoring the goals.
Everybody thinks I am a narcissist. I am actually the opposite of that.
I worked at the number one team in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and now also in England.
I am not a dictator; I am a communicator.
I am immensely proud to have helped United win the FA Cup for the 12th time in the club's history.
OK, Wayne Rooney is always the center of attention, and I always have to answer questions about him. But Wayne is Wayne, and he will always contribute in a game.
Rashford's pace is incredible. You don't catch him when he breaks away.
At Bayern, the people in charge are football men. I always appreciated that.
Every coach wants to train Manchester United; it's one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Players can play bad, and certainly when you have only three days or six days training sessions in your legs, and you have to play 45 minutes. Everybody can say that it's easy to step in, but it is not easy.
I hope at Manchester United I can do my best. I will do my best.
You are always evaluating. That philosophy is very important for me. Because of that, I am - or maybe I should say was - a very successful manager.
I am amazed when people say I am single-minded.
I am open with the players, with my media officer, and also the media.
You cannot buy players and know, for sure, that they can deliver. You cannot know because football is a team sport.
It's a principle of my philosophy that you have to respect the individual human being.
The pitch is the most important material for a football player.
I think I could have worked as a technical director. But in this role, you can't attend training or say anything for fear it won't suit the coach, directors, or media. I don't think I want a job like that.
The media likes me because I give honest answers. How many people in football give honest answers? I don't lie. Always the truth. OK, maybe my truth. But it is the truth.
Having managed in Holland, Spain, and Germany, I had always hoped for the opportunity to manage in English football and be part of English culture.
It has been an honor to manage such a magnificent club as Manchester United FC, and in doing so, I have fulfilled a long-held ambition.
I back all of my players, not only Wayne Rooney.
I always tried to defend high up the pitch, to be in the opposition's half and play the game there.
I always played attacking football.
When you win the FA Cup, you have a title and a very respectable title in England - more than other countries.
You have to live in the present, I think.
I have good memories of Manchester United.
In the Netherlands, the press writes what they want.
Yes, I have a philosophy, and you have to come with good arguments to change that philosophy, but, if someone has a better argument than me, then I will change.
When you have a lot of ball possession, you have a lot of ball possession to create chances, not to play the ball around and not score.
I thought always Manchester United can buy every player because they have a lot of power.
Every human being is special because they all have identities.
With Ajax, I played Mexico in Mexico City, and our players could hardly keep up for half the match.
I have no ambition to be a technical director or TV pundit.
The media do not analyse the game. They analyse the result.
