Louis van Gaal

It is not normal that one team dominates for 20 years in a row as the champion.

Having managed in Holland, Spain, and Germany, I had always hoped for the opportunity to manage in English football and be part of English culture.

I have been privileged during my management career to have won 20 trophies, but winning the FA Cup, which is steeped in so much history, will always be one of the most special achievements of my career.

I am immensely proud to have helped United win the FA Cup for the 12th time in the club's history.

It has been an honor to manage such a magnificent club as Manchester United FC, and in doing so, I have fulfilled a long-held ambition.

I think, always, the form of the players is a decisive factor. And a game-plan and the referee. He can influence the game. And in a derby, a cool head is also very important.

OK, Wayne Rooney is always the center of attention, and I always have to answer questions about him. But Wayne is Wayne, and he will always contribute in a game.

Rashford's pace is incredible. You don't catch him when he breaks away.

It cannot be a good thing when a club is run solely from a commercially-driven perspective.

At Bayern, the people in charge are football men. I always appreciated that.

If you ask me how did I do at United, I will say it was my best year ever, given the circumstances I was working under. We played football that was quite alright. But it's not football that is appreciated in England.

Every coach wants to train Manchester United; it's one of the biggest clubs in the world.

When you win the FA Cup, you have a title and a very respectable title in England - more than other countries.

I'm not a stupid man.

I have good memories of Manchester United.

There is no winter break, and I think that is the most evil thing of this culture. It is not good for English football. It is not good for the clubs or the national team, and I think you should change it.

You are always evaluating. That philosophy is very important for me. Because of that, I am - or maybe I should say was - a very successful manager.

In the Netherlands, the press writes what they want.

I am more open than other coaches with all of my players.

When you have a lot of ball possession, you have a lot of ball possession to create chances, not to play the ball around and not score.

I thought always Manchester United can buy every player because they have a lot of power.

You need always guts to put youngsters in the squad and also in the line-up.

I like it if a coach enjoys himself and is passionate.

The pitch is the most important material for a football player.

With Ajax, I played Mexico in Mexico City, and our players could hardly keep up for half the match.

When I speak, I am well articulated.

I was a fan of Henk Groot, former striker of Ajax, who scored many goals with his head. I thought, 'I can do that also,' but I couldn't.

I was 11 when my father died, so I didn't know my father so well.

Preparing your tactical formation is essential. Each player needs to know where he has to be, and that is why there needs to be mutual understanding: because you need absolute discipline.

With Luis Enrique, I never expected he would become a coach. He was an intuition player; he didn't speak with me about tactics.

A World Cup is always special because it is the highest podium on which you can show your abilities as an individual player or coach, and as a team.

I watch the Premier League, the Spanish and Dutch leagues, and a little bit of the German league.

It was very difficult to succeed Bert van Marwijk because, two years before, he was second in the World Cup, and then he left a broken-up team behind - so that was much more difficult than you think.

I had to follow Bobby Robson at Barcelona. He had won three titles.

I speak English my way, but people understand it. You can understand everything I say, and that's the most important thing.

I criticize the media for inventing stories.

I am proud people still like me. That is what is most important in life.

Having coached Ajax, Barcelona, the Netherlands, FC Bayern, and Manchester United like I did, it is difficult for any offer to be interesting.

I am not a usual coach: it doesn't matter for me who are scoring the goals.

I think it's fantastic to be here in England. They live football: football is living, and living is football.

The accommodation for the players to dress themselves, to change into their club shirts, are in most stadiums not so good.

Of course I have ambition to become World Champions with Oranje.

It's not hard at all to make the switch from United to Oranje. For a manager, it's totally different than for a player.

We need to learn that in the Champions League, the referees are vigilant and quick to whistle.

It's difficult to beat German teams. They don't play as attractively as, for example, you have it in the English league or in the Spanish league. But to break a German team is not very easy.

When I was coach at Ajax, in the first half of the season, the players needed time to adapt to me, to know who I am as a person and as a coach.

Winning the FA Cup with Manchester United was my biggest achievement.

I have to treat all of the players at the same level with the same rules and same demands. It's difficult to understand, because the outside world is thinking when you pay a lot for the player, then you have to put him in the squad.

When I have signed for clubs, I have always spoken a long time with the CEO or with the owners, not only at United, but also at Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and I have the faith that they always support me.

I believe in Manchester United.