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Manchester United have been dealt a bitter blow after Brendan Rodgers appeared to rule himself out of the race to succeed Louis van Gaal .

Rodgers, whose only victories against United came when David Moyes was manager, was sacked by Liverpool in October after three trophyless seasons, despite spending £292,050,000.

The 43-year-old was asked about the possibility of managing in the home dugout at Old Trafford on TalkSport and Rodgers replied: "When you manage Liverpool you know the Manchester United job is gone."

Rodgers' Liverpool lost six of their eight games against United, with the two wins coming in the teams' 2013-14 Premier League fixtures. While Swansea manager, Rodgers also lost twice to United in 2011-12.

Fanzine Red Issue resurfaced earlier this season to thank Rodgers for his 'sterling work' on behalf of United supporters, following his Anfield dismissal.

Van Gaal even chirped after United's September win over their fiercest rivals: "For me, Liverpool is a fantastic club. Because I have won every game against Liverpool."

Regarding the flak Van Gaal has recently suffered, Rodgers added: "I see a lot of the criticism he gets but there's no way that Louis van Gaal is sending the players out to have that few amount of shots on target.

"This is a guy who's been around a long time and he built a team in '95 at Ajax that everybody talked about for years, it was a real attacking blend of football.

"I think it's a lot about the players as well. You look at United, do they have the players that can excite like what they had did before? That's part to do with it as well."