The World Cup is over and Louis van Gaal has finally taken charge at Manchester United almost two months to the day of being named as David Moyess successor. Van Gaal has overseen a successful World Cup campaign with the Netherlands during that period, guiding them to a third place finish, and has now got to work at Old Trafford. Today, the Dutchman delivered his first ever press conference as Red Devils boss, and there were more than a few interesting revelations as he undertook his media duties for the first time in his reign at United. Van Gaal answered questions on what would represent a successful season during his first campaign in charge of the club, whether or not he intends to retain the services of Paul Scholes and Phil Neville in his backroom team and when he expects to unveil another new signing. Fans are anxious for the former Bayern Munich boss to sign new players and re-establish United as a dominant powerhouse in the English game, while Scholes and Neville faced an uncertain future following the culmination of Ryan Giggss caretaker reign. To find out the answer to these questions and so much more besides click next as we run you through the 5 things we learned from Louis van Gaals first press conference as Manchester United manager.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
