Louis van Gaal

“I don't think my players are robots. They are humans and make errors.”

“To look at the players, to communicate with the players, to observe and to analyze - that's my job.”

“I look for players who do not just score goals but provide an attacking point, linking with other players and able to see the third man as well. Van Persie is one of the best strikers around at that.”

“I had to follow Bobby Robson at Barcelona. He had won three titles.”

“It cannot be a good thing when a club is run solely from a commercially-driven perspective.”

“I speak English my way, but people understand it. You can understand everything I say, and that's the most important thing.”

“The coach is the focal point of the team, but you need to have an open mind, and so do all the players. Everyone needs to work together to achieve a common goal.”

“Success at United doesn't depend on money but about which players we bring in.”

“I worked at the number one team in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and now also in England.”

“I am not a usual coach: it doesn't matter for me who are scoring the goals.”

“The media likes me because I give honest answers. How many people in football give honest answers? I don't lie. Always the truth. OK, maybe my truth. But it is the truth.”

“In the football world, you have to deliver. However, as an ex-player, you always have more credit.”

“We need to learn that in the Champions League, the referees are vigilant and quick to whistle.”

“You have to deal with a lot of things when you are a professional football player, and that is not so easy.”

“It has been an honor to manage such a magnificent club as Manchester United FC, and in doing so, I have fulfilled a long-held ambition.”

“With Luis Enrique, I never expected he would become a coach. He was an intuition player; he didn't speak with me about tactics.”

“The most important thing is they have to know why we do things and when. A lot of players are playing intuitively, and I want them to think and know why they do something.”

“Having managed in Holland, Spain, and Germany, I had always hoped for the opportunity to manage in English football and be part of English culture.”

“I am immensely proud to have helped United win the FA Cup for the 12th time in the club's history.”

“My conviction is that a full professional also wants to live professionally.”