Reign of Louis van Gaal ends as Jose Mourinho prepares to step up

In the end, while it may have been enough to save Alex Ferguson, it turns out even winning the FA Cup could not stop Louis van Gaal from being sacked by Manchester United.

The Dutchman was dismissed by the club last night, just 48 hours after he had lifted the FA Cup at Wembley following a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace.

Even then straight after the final whistle the writing appeared to be on the wall as Van Gaal walked into his post-match press conference with the trophy, only to be bombarded with questions about his future and talk of his former pupil Jose Mourinho replacing him.