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16th Jul 2016

Manchester United fans have already noticed a major difference between Jose Mourinho and Louis Van Gaal’s tactics

It's the little things

Nooruddean Choudry

What the hell did Louis Van Gaal do to them?

We’re not saying that Manchester United fans are struggling to adapt to a change of manager, but they do seem to be acting like eye-shielding hostages who have been let out of a dark hole for the first time in years.

Jose Mourinho took charge of the club for the first time on Saturday at the DW Stadium against Wigan Athletic. It was only a friendly but United supporters around the world had their eyes glued to the coverage to witness the start of a new chapter.

Wigan Athletic v Manchester United - Pre-Season Friendly : News Photo

It didn’t take long for them to notice a very obvious difference between the snoresome tactics of old boss Louis van Gaal and those of the new manager. It may not sound like much but they all seemed to be impressed with something most fans take for granted.

Mourinho may be spending a fortune trying to fashion this United squad into a title-challenging outfit, but little did he know that the little things mean so much…

https://twitter.com/KeefeMcKenna/status/754299913765257216

https://twitter.com/MartialDribble/status/754298748231159808

https://twitter.com/THISisTHE1990s/status/754298227176812546

https://twitter.com/RioFerdinandos/status/754295319769313280

https://twitter.com/StubbornManager/status/754294946656509953

https://twitter.com/MuFcJaseG/status/754301259763617792

https://twitter.com/MitraKundan/status/754299290428715008

https://twitter.com/FrenchBalIer/status/754296974246043648

https://twitter.com/leftfooteddrive/status/754298718770257922

 

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