Louis van Gaal vs. United ! Louis van Gaal vs. United ! Louis van Gaal has faced Manchester United four times and, on every occasion, football fans have been treated to high-octane matches filled with goals and attacking endeavour. In September 1998, the Dutchman brought Barcelona to Old Trafford for a memorable Champions League tie. Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs scored early goals but Sonny Anderson and Giovanni restored parity on the hour. David Beckham’s stunning free-kick was then cancelled out by Luis Enrique’s penalty, capping a wonderful 3-3 draw. Remarkably, the sides did it all again two months later. The Catalans led first through Anderson, only for Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole to put United ahead. Two Rivaldo goals then sandwiched Yorke’s second to clinch another entertaining 3-3 draw at Camp Nou. Eleven years later, in March 2010, van Gaal’s Bayern Munich welcomed United to the Allianz Arena. Wayne Rooney opened the scoring in the first leg after just 66 seconds, before Franck Riberys deflected free-kick set up a dramatic finale that was unfortunately decided by Ivica Olics 92nd-minute finish. More drama followed as goals from Darron Gibson and Nani (2) built a three-goal lead at Old Trafford. Undeterred, van Gaal’s men stuck together and clinched their place in the Champions League last four as Olic and Arjen Robben struck decisive away goals.
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:36:13 +0000
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