Tuesday, 12th August, 2014
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has taken a dig at LA Galaxy by calling the MLS outfit “weak opponents.”
The Red Devils began their pre-season campaign with a comprehensive 7-0 thrashing of LA Galaxy in the Chevrolet Cup, before going on to win the International Champions Cup in the United States.
The Premier League club will next play Valencia, who won the Emirates Cup earlier in the month, in their final pre-season game today.
And before the fixture at Old Trafford, Van Gaal insisted it is better to play good opponents like Valencia rather than facing and defeating weaker teams 7-0.
"They [Valencia] have also won a tournament in Emirates Stadium", the Dutchman told his club’s official site.
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"They are very good. I think, otherwise, they would not beat those competitors.
“It's very difficult for us but it's better to play against good opponents rather than weak opponents and we win, for example, 7-0."
The match against Valencia will be Van Gaal’s first game in charge of Manchester United, who have already defeated teams like Roma, Real Madrid and Liverpool in pre-season, at Old Trafford.
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