Van Gaal has the experience and ego to arrest decline

There are so many damning statistics regarding David Moyes’ tenure at Manchester United that it is difficult to know where to start.

You could begin with the fact that United are guaranteed to finish with their lowest points total in Premier League history, or that this is the worst title defence since Blackburn in 1995/96.

Or you could point out that while Alex Ferguson’s side failed to score at home in just five of his last 130 Premier League matches in charge, Moyes’ team have not hit the target in five of their last 15.