INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Louis van Gaal may have guided Manchester United to its first trophy in three years but his future at Old Trafford is in considerable doubt.
Scarcely had his team secured a battling 2-1 extra time victory over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley before reports by BBC Sport and Sky Sports said he would be replaced as manager by Jose Mourinho later this week.
The Dutchman was in defiant mood when immediately questioned by the media, placing the famed trophy on the desk in front of him before reacting to the reports.
"I show you the cup and I don't discuss it (my future) with my friends of the media, who already sacked me for six months. Which manager can do what I have done?"
Asked if the victory could be the perfect farewell, van Gaal said: "I don't want to talk about leaving the club."
But Sunday, the UK's Press Association reported that he had refused to speak with a Sky Sports News reporter and said as he walked away: "It's over."
Manchester United has issued no statements about van Gaal's future and Mourinho's management team has not responded to a CNN request to comment on the issue.
