Louis van Gaal spoke proudly of Manchester United’s big impact in America after the Reds beat Real Madrid in front of a national record crowd for a ‘soccer’ game.
The Dutchman was clearly delighted to have beaten the European champions at the vast Michigan Stadium, where 109,318 fans turned up to see Ashley Young score twice and Javier Hernandez add a third goal as United booked a place in Monday’s International Champions Cup final.
“Three hundred thousand fans have watched us already and now we’re in the Miami final, it [the total] will be even more than that,” said van Gaal in his post-match press conference.
“Broadcasters all over the world should show the first goal [by Young] – it was a fantastic goal by Manchester United. I think all the team touched the ball [in the build-up]. People could have come to the stadium just for that goal, I think.”
If van Gaal’s men were to go on and win the cup on Monday, the achievement of winning a pre-season trophy in his first month in charge would follow similar successes with his clubs in Germany and the Netherlands. “But the impact of this tour would be bigger,” he reflected.
Assessing the overall display, van Gaal said: “It's a very good result for us and it gives confidence to the players. I changed players in the second half but in spite of that, we scored again.
Source: Manchester United
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