Jose Mourinho Will Replace Louis Van Gaal At Man Utd Regardless Of FA Cup Outcome

 

According to Neil Custis, An FA Cup win will not save Louis van Gaal's Manchester United job, as he is certain that Jose Mourinho will take over at Old Trafford in the summer. United's 2-1 victory over Everton at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday means they have a chance of winning their first silverware since 2013.  

Van Gaal, who has come under heavy criticism this season with his United side struggling to squeeze into the top four places, sees his contract run out in the summer of 2017, but The Sun's Custis believes the decision to replace him with former Chelsea manager Mourinho has already been made.

Custis said “I'm sure the decision has been made and that Mourinho will come in next season. Everywhere he has gone he has achieved success. That suggests to me that he's the golden ticket. I don't think [the FA Cup semi-final win] should mask what we have witnessed over the last 18 months under LVG, which has been pretty poor. If we'd seen more of those performances over the last 18 months there would be no question over the last year of his contract”.

Van Gaal has been commended for bringing youth into the first team at Old Trafford, but Custis says those decisions were forced because of injuries to the squad saying “This business about bringing the youth, it was a necessity given the injuries. You would not have seen Marcus Rashford to the extent we have if they didn't have injuries. Once a month there is a moment where we say: 'Maybe something is coming, there's signs of development'. Whatever happens from now until the end of the season, it won't change what has happened in the last two years, or suggest it is going to be different next season, because he is so rigid in his ways and methods”.