Louis van Gaal's fallen out with a number of huge stars in the past and the Manchester United boss is on the warpath again this summer –...
Louis van Gaal's fallen out with a number of huge stars in the past and the Manchester United boss is on the warpath again this summer – with One Direction in his sights.
United won their first game of their four-match US tour last night against Club America 1-0 but the Dutch coach blamed the British boy band for the state of the pitch in Seattle.
The pop group were playing to a sell-out crowd in Seattle the night before the Red Devils' game and it meant that the pitch was dried out in areas.
And Van Gaal, who made significant changes to this summer's tour after his unhappiness with last year's itinerary, said the pitch was dangerous for his players.
The venue for our first #MUtour match had some other famous visitors this week, @OneDirection. pic.twitter.com/Y8UGVvsf01
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 17, 2015'The pitch was not good. It was difficult,' said Van Gaal.
'The first surface was artificial and it had grass over it. It was always moving so it's not easy. You can get injuries and that's a big concern.
'It was like that last season against Real Madrid in Michigan. It's like this in the USA. These pitches are used for different tings
'Old Trafford is used for football only, not One Direction concerts. Here its used for entertainment things.'
