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Joe Mewis

‘Louis van Gaal came across quite cold. He didn’t want me to speed up play: when I was on the pitch, I wasn’t myself. I was happy to respect the instructions but with him I felt really confined’ Manchester United flop on his time with the Dutchman

Louis van Gaal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur.

When Manchester United shelled out £25million to bring Morgan Schneiderlin to Old Trafford in the summer of 2015, they believed they were signing one of the Premier League’s most effective midfielders.

During his seven seasons with Southampton, Schneiderlin had developed a reputation as an efficient box-to-box player who could break up play, get attacks started and dominate the middle of the park.

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