Van Gaal insists that Manchester United has not changed their style under Solskjaer

Louis van Gaal insisted that Manchester United's style of play had not changed under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Sportsmail reported Monday that United was about to appoint the Norwegian to the position of permanent director.

The 46-year-old has won 14 of his 19 matches as interim leader since his replacement of Jose Mourinho in December.

Van Gaal, who had been driving Old Trafford for two years, acknowledged the success of Solskjaer but believes that his style of play is no different from that of his predecessor.

& # 39; The coach after me [Mourinho] changed to the tactics of parking on the bus and played on the counter, "said the Dutchman at the BBC.

"Now there is another bus that parks the bus and plays on the counter. The main difference between Mourinho and Solskjaer is that Solskjaer wins.

"I'm not here, but there seems to be a change and the atmosphere seems to be better. It is also true that Solskjaer has changed the position of Paul Pogba and placed him in an area where he is much more important.

"But the way Manchester United is playing now is not the way [Sir Alex] Ferguson played. It's a defensive football and counter-attacker. If you like it, you like it. If you think it's more exciting than my boring attacks, OK. But this is not my truth.

United is two points off fourth place in the Premier League standings and will face Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League next month.

The Solskjaer team beat Paris 2 Saint-Germain in the first leg (2-0) to qualify for the eighth.

Van Gaal thinks his former team has a chance to qualify for the competition, but said that if he did, it would be in Mourinho.

"They can win the Champions League because they play a defensive system and it's very difficult to beat them, which, like it or not, is the result of Mourinho's work. . "