Louis van Gaal implying he has a tougher job than Alex Ferguson and offering very underwhelming ambitions

"Manchester United has to be... in the first three."

No, Louis. No. Manchester United has to win the Premier League. To paraphrase Roy Keane (all genuflect), any year they don't win, they've failed. But Louis van Gaal is happy with top three. The Old Trafford boss admitted that they have been underperforming. Great news for United fans. The bad news? Underperforming is not reaching the top three. The Dutch man was facing the press ahead of the visit of Southampton on Saturday and he'll prepare to face his compatriot Ronald Koeman without Phil Jones, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Ashley Young, who is expecting a lengthy spell on the sidelines. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/690506152338128896 Louis van Gaal went on to talk about how the Premier League is tougher now than it was 10 years ago. Probably fair enough. But don't you dare even think about implying anything about Fergie's achievements. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/690506615326429184