Louis van Gaal claims to know the real reason Manchester United appointed Jose Mourinho

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Louis van Gaal has claimed that Manchester United's decision to replace him with Jose Mourinhowas about finance rather than football.

The Dutchman has broken his silence on the way he was ruthlessly sacked by United in May 2016, less than 24 hours after winning the FA Cup at Wembley.

Van Gaal, who has compared his dismissal to a public execution, reckons that the only thing the men who run the Old Trafford care about is money.

And he has revealed that Woodward confessed to him that the decision to appoint Mourinho was commercially motivated.

Van Gaal said: “Manchester United had record (financial) figures in the two years that I was there.

“And don't underestimate what that means for United. Nothing as important as the figures for United.

According to the Mirror, He added: “United put my head in a noose and I was publicly placed on the gallows.

“The pressure was enormous with my head in the noose and then they went right behind my back.

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“I think it was all orchestrated like a film and it was done very much behind my back right from January.

“My wife, Truus, told me that the attitude of the board had changed. Women have this intuition. They smell it.