Louis van Gaal says unbelievable Man United fans are best he’s ever experienced

Louis van Gaal’s first season as Manchester United manager is almost over and the Dutchman today paid tribute to the “unbelievable” fans.

Having managed at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Ajax amongst others, van Gaal declared the Manchester United fans as the best and said they have been the highlight of his first season in England.

“I have been asked recently what has been the biggest highlight of my first season as manager of Manchester United and the answer is always the same – the support of the fans. For me, it is unbelievable and something I have not experienced at the other clubs I have managed.”

With things often not going their way, Manchester United fans have remained incredibly positive over the past two seasons and look set to be rewarded with a return to elite European competition.

After a very slow start to the season, Van Gaal admitted that he expected to receive a bad reception against QPR but was surprised by the warmth shown by the ‘first class’ supporters.

“From the very first match, which we lost at home against Swansea City, the support has been fantastic. I really wasn’t looking forward to the reception I thought I was going to receive at the match against Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford after the September international break.

“We’d had a poor run of results, including being knocked out of the Capital One Cup in our first match of the competition but, to my surprise, when I walked down the touchline I could not have imagined the support and belief that the fans were showing me and my players. That has continued throughout the season – the supporters have been absolutely first class.”

Manchester United look set to finish 4th, thus completing their main goal of returning to Champions League football next season.

Young Dutch winger Memphis Depay will link up with his new teammates in the summer and is sure to be joined by some more big name signings.