But he renewed his attack on the extent of the club’s commercial commitments

Ed Woodward, the Manchester United executive vice-chairman, will seek to thrash out a compromise agreement with Louis van Gaal over future pre-season tours after the manager said that the club’s latest junket was damaging preparations for the new campaign.

Van Gaal renewed his attack yesterday over the extent of United’s commercial commitments, questioning whether the club were “too big” and condemning the disruption being caused to his plans by the “dreadful distances” the squad are having to travel on their tour to the United States.

The Dutchman is confident that United’s hierarchy will bow to his demands for a shorter, less taxing tour next summer, but Woodward is expected to stress the importance of the club’s American and Asian fanbases to their business model as