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The Dutch national manager is set to be announced as United's new boss after the sacking of David Moyes.

Ryan Giggs and chief executive Ed Woodward were in Holland for secret talks with Van Gaal, as Starsport revealed yesterday.

But Davids, who won the Champions League under Van Gaal at Ajax in 1995, believes the 62-year-old can revamp the deposed champions after an awful season in the Premier League.

Davids said: "United should take him. I worked with him a long time ago, but he's a top manager.

"He goes into a club and he puts in the structure. He did it by putting in a foundation of young players at Barcelona and Bayern Munich and look at the results."

Amid the intense speculation over his future, Van Gaal continues to prepare for the World Cup in his homeland at a training camp outside Amsterdam.

Ex-Juventus and Tottenham star Davids added: "He will just be focussed on the national team."