Louis van Gaal branded suggestions Manchester United will embark on another 150 million-pound spending spree "disgusting."

The Dutchman claimed it was "disrespectful" to his squad to suggest many of them could be replaced by big-money signings.

United spent a record 152 million pounds last summer to bring in Angel Di Maria, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao.

But Van Gaal refused to discuss the prospect of another summer of expensive additions, saying in a news conference: "I think it is disgusting always writing about numbers.

"I don't think that [executive vice-chairman] Ed Woodward said anything about that, I don't think I said anything about that. It is disrespectful to my players and I don't like to talk about it."

Van Gaal claimed he is content to work with his current group of players, adding: "I have to work with the selection I have. I have respect for my selection. I believe in my players."