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Louis van Gaal will show his ruthless streak now he has his feet under the table as Manchester United boss - with a major clear-out of the club’s dead wood.

As many as TEN players are facing the axe under the Dutchman, who is determined to overhaul the squad that fared so disastrously under sacked boss David Moyes last season.

Former Holland boss Van Gaal arrived at United’s Aon Traning Complex on Wednesday to begin his new role, taking an evening training session after meeting his squad and staff - including assistant Ryan Giggs.

The 62-year-old will be officially introduced by the Red Devils at an Old Trafford press conference on Thursday afternoon, but is understood to have wasted no time in outlining his intended rebuilding process.

Van Gaal intends to make as many as four more signings this summer, to add to new arrivals Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw, as well as stripping back his existing squad.

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The players poised to be shown the door by Van Gaal include Ashley Young, Wilfried Zaha, Marouane Fellaini, Bebe, Anderson, Tom Cleverley, Nani and Nick Powell.

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With Patrice Evra leaving for Juventus just weeks after being handed a new deal and striker Javier Hernandez open to a move elsewhere to play more regularly, Van Gaal could jettison as many as 10 of Moyes’ squad.

The absence of European football this season, following their seventh-place finish under Moyes and caretaker boss Giggs, means Van Gaal will not need such a large pool of players from which to choose.

United’s new boss is understood to want to operate with a squad of around 24 or 25 men - which would mean a significant scaling down of the group he inherits.

Van Gaal is keen to promote from within and give United’s youngsters a chance to impress. He will look to assistant boss Giggs for the low-down on the club’s emerging talent.

Giggs gave youngsters James Wilson and Tom Lawrence their first-team debuts at the end of last season during his four-game spell in charge after Moyes was sacked.

Other youngsters Van Gaal is keen to assess include Jesse Lingard, who has returned from a productive loan spell at Championship side Birmingham, and 21-year-old twins Michael and Will Keane.

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The former Ajax, Barceona and Bayern Munich boss has looked to develop young players at every club he has managed and is keen to do the same at Old Trafford - although several more big-money signings are planned this summer.

One player who will not be joining United is Chile World Cup star Arturo Vidal.

Juventus have insisted the midfielder is not for sale, while United are adamant they have not made an approach for him.

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