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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted he is looking forward to pitting his wits against Louis van Gaal next season.

The Dutchman will resume responsibilities at Old Trafford after today's World Cup third-place play-off as he looks to take Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League.

United finished a hugely-disappointing seventh last time out as David Moyes struggled to fill the void left by Sir Alex Ferguson.

However, Wenger doesn't expect the same to happen come August and insists Holland's impressive performances in Brazil were testament to Van Gaal's ability.

In an interview with beIN Sports, the Frenchman said: "I think he is going to be a fantastic manager in the Premier League.

"I liked how the decisions he made were clear, how the timing of his decisions were always right and in my opinion it was the right decision every time.

"I am sure that Manchester United will be competitors this year for the championship and that will be more interesting.

"Because he can beat maybe Arsenal but then he might lose to Chelsea, then you've got Manchester City as well as Liverpool. So yes, it's going to be an interesting league."

Wenger also had his say on Van Gaal's controversial decision to bring on Tim Krul for the quarter-final penalty shootout against Costa Rica.

The Arsenal boss continued: "I think it was a decision that was meant to impact psychologically on the penalty takers, on the other team and on that front, it was a clever decision."

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