Irascible and unpredictable, but new boss is never boring

The stories about Louis van Gaal are many, and some of them are even true.

He insists on players knowing their place and keeping to it, even in the canteen. True — at Bayern Munich anyway.

He can be tough, even with the most exalted names. True — judging by his time at Barcelona and Bayern, where he had an uncomfortable relationship with players such as Rivaldo and Franck Ribery.