Manchester United manager questions the effectiveness of Liverpool counterpart’s energetic touchline display but stressed depth of his hidden passionsLouis van Gaal does not lack a sense of humour after all. Nor is he above issuing an apology to journalists. He did just that at his final press conference before Sunday’s Liverpool game,though it was nothing to conclude with losing his rag after the draw at Newcastle in midweek, when he told one of his critics he was fat. That rather unedifying spat was not mentioned again, and much to the relief of all concerned,but on his way out of the press room he turned to say he was sorry whether anyone had been inconvenienced by the increased security measures at the training ground. “We fill to conclude that now,” he said. “It’s not because I thought anyone might pull a revolver on me.”possibly the Manchester United manager is trying to make up the perceived charisma gap between himself and his counterpart at Anfield. Van Gaal knows Jürgen Klopp of old. When the German won his first Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund it more or less signalled the end for the Dutch coach at Bayern Munich, or who finished third.
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Source: theguardian.com