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Louis van Gaal has revealed how he prepares his Manchester United team for each game.

With the help of his backroom staff, the Dutchman says, by the time he has done all his homework, he knows 'everything' about opposing teams - including what the atmosphere is like in the their stadium and how they kick off.

In his programme notes ahead of the game against Hull, Van Gaal wrote: "My formation and strategy for every match is based upon the players I have available and the team we are playing.

"We had done our homework on Arsenal, as we do for every game we go into. My staff prepare very thoroughly in the weeks leading up to a match.

"Information on the opposition is gathered so I know everything about them, about the individual players about the substitutes that can come into the game, what the atmosphere in the stadium in like and how they kick the first ball of the match. Everything.

"My analyst, Marcel Bout, goes to the matches of the opposing teams. He gives video clips of the games and his analysis to Ryan Giggs, who then turns all the information into a presentation, which he then runs by me so I can make any changes, if necessary.

"Ryan will then present it to the players. The next day we evaluate our training sessions and we simulate our opponents in those sessions.

"It is a lot of information for players to take in. However, they are now getting to know what they have to use of that information.

"Each player has their own identity and they are learning now how to process the information that is given to them.

"Players will take on board different aspects of the data based upon the position they play and the type of player they are."