Is it the end of the road for Louis van Gaal?
Depending on the outcome of today’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth, and the result of arch-rivals Manchester City at the Liberty Stadium, Manchester United may be without Champions League football next season.
With Jose Mourinho reportedly waiting in the wings, van Gaal could well be reliant on finishing in fourth if he is to see out his contract at Old Trafford by staying in charge for another year.
Van Gaal needs his charges to win and Manchester City to lose at Swansea if that fourth spot is to be secured.
And these are the eleven men on whom he must depend in what is likely to be the final Premier League XI selected by the Dutchman.
#mufc XI: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Blind, Borthwick-Jackson, Carrick, Rooney, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Rashford. pic.twitter.com/GeN0IjO4DT
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 15, 2016
Bournemouth, meanwhile, can spoil the party at Old Trafford with a victory and manager Eddie Howe has named five changes for the game.
TEAM NEWS: #afcb make five changes for clash with #mufc: https://t.co/j3C6ZpOjin #MUNBOU pic.twitter.com/I6o5ZOIzHq
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) May 15, 2016
