How Manchester United fans reacted when Louis van Gaal was appointed as their manager

This makes fascinating reading in hindsight.

You'd expect that Manchester United fans were cock-a-hoop at the appointment of Louis van Gaal back in 2014. They'd just endured a bitterly disappointing season under David Moyes, and Van Gaal was fresh from his heroics at the World Cup. Looking back, you'd expect that this would be a chance to mock United fans for their misguided joy and giddiness about securing the Dutchman's services. Not so, it seems. In fact there was more than a little doubt about the appointment. Here's a cross-section of tweets that show how the Old Trafford faithful greeted the news. There was understandable optimism... https://twitter.com/JordaanBroown/status/468512236341043200 https://twitter.com/Jimboo_Allen/status/458391565795602432 https://twitter.com/KevinOMeara7/status/468541168020897793 Some tempered hope... https://twitter.com/WolePhoenix/status/458393114454261760 https://twitter.com/LaMilton25/status/468398984726577152 Quite a number had another man in mind... https://twitter.com/mattwalsh25/status/458393218674327552 https://twitter.com/collins07/status/458387177811238912 https://twitter.com/20Sam_Taylor/status/468490147001274368 https://twitter.com/staceyrodwell/status/468417338987905024 Many hoped for a return to attacking football... https://twitter.com/adamsupra_MUFC/status/468452808933797889 https://twitter.com/JamesLax7/status/468398185510350848 https://twitter.com/WezDublin/status/468416519329042432 https://twitter.com/JoeyThorpe96/status/468385614539530240 But just as many were far from convinced... https://twitter.com/Maccarulz/status/468451661548363776 https://twitter.com/AdamHayward97/status/468410196029882368 https://twitter.com/GraemeMcV/status/468446245162590210 https://twitter.com/jakehammond1995/status/468381832342691840