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Louis van Gaal wants a Manchester United title charge to be his final act in football.

The Dutchman has less than two years to run on his Old Trafford contract and plans to walk away from the sport in 2017.

His United side are currently flying high at the top of the Premier League and on Sunday face their sternest test yet against Arsenal.

The 64-year-old says his hunger for success has driven a nomadic career that has seen him manage in four different countries - winning titles in three.

Now he is desperate to end his trophy-laden career with more glory at United, report the Manchester Evening News.

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“I always want more,” he said. “I have set my aims always in advance.

“It’s the same thing as what I’m doing now. I shall retire. I always do what I have said.

"I have always set my own aims and I think that I have set my last aim also.”

Van Gaal comes up against Arsene Wenger on Sunday in the week that the Frenchman celebrated 19 years at Arsenal.

Sir Alex Ferguson spent over 26 years at Old Trafford, but Van Gaal insists he has no regrets about his decision to manage five different clubs, rather than create a legacy at just one.

“I set aims and I was very lucky that clubs or national teams want me," he said. “Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson are other types I think.”

Van Gaal will wait until Saturday to make a decision on his side to face Arsenal after the exertions of the win against Wolfsburg, but Michael Carrick has been declared fit.