Profile: Louis van Gaal

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**Age:** 62

**Appearance:** tall, stern, ruddy-faced

**Newsworthiness:** Manchester United’s new manager presides over his first competitive match in charge of the club this Saturday

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It’s not so much the trophies – and there are plenty of them – but the players produced and the seeds sown that demonstrate the method behind the madness of Louis van Gaal. It’s just that, where Manchester United’s new manager is concerned, even José Mourinho will ...