Louis Van Gaal was never going to be a quick fix

A lot has changed in the two years since Manchester United appointed Louis Van Gaal, but one thing has not: The man himself.

Louis watchers back home in Amsterdam were adamant that for better or worse, he would stick to exactly the approach he had adopted at his previous clubs, from Ajax to AZ.

There would be the same formality, the same insistence on following orders, the same tactics, the same prickly relations with the media and club directors. At the same time the manager would educate the players to his way of thinking, and also give opportunities for a new generation to come through.