“You’re In For A Shock”:Liverpool Manager, Rodgers Warns Van Gaal.

Louis van Gaal congratulates Wayne Rooney after Manchester United’s victory over Liverpool in Miami. Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images 

Brendan Rodgers has wasted no time in playing mind games with Louis van Gaal by warning the new Manchester United manager that the competitive nature of the Premier League will make it extremely difficult for the Dutchman to win the title in his first season. Van Gaal emerged victorious from his first meeting with United’s arch-rivals after Wayne Rooney inspired a second-half comeback and 3-1 win over Liverpool to win the Guinness International Champions Cup on Monday evening. But Rodgers is adamant that Van Gaal, despite success at clubs such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich, will struggle to come to terms with the ferocity and unpredictability of English football. “I think what he’ll find is the competition in this league will be different from any other league that he’s worked in,” said Rodgers, who led his side to within touching distance of their first title since 1990 last season. “In a lot of the other leagues there are one or two teams and those are the teams that are expected to win. Louis-Van-Gaal-Brendan-Rodgers 
 

“This is a league where the top team plays the bottom team and on any given day you can lose. You don’t get that a lot in the other leagues. I think the competition will probably take him by surprise and that’s from foreign managers I have spoken to over the years. “I’ve worked closely with foreign players who have come in and that real physical competitive nature will be different from anywhere else he’s worked before.” Van Gaal will be keen to tell his Anfield counterpart how he won trophies in Spain and Germany during his first season in each country but Rodgers knows that with Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea working feverishly in the transfer market this summer, the competition at the top will be as fierce as ever. “I think it’s going to be really as competitive,” he said. “Last season was great and right the way through there were four or five teams right up there, and then in the closing months it narrowed down a wee bit. The Premier League historically shows that it’s a very competitive league. Man United will want to bounce back, Chelsea will be strong, Manchester City are the champions so they’ll be the favourites. 

Source: Guardian UK

Louis van Gaal congratulates Wayne Rooney after Manchester United’s victory over Liverpool in Miami. Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images Brendan Rodgers has wasted no time in playing mind games with Louis van Gaal by warning the new Manchester United manager that the competitive nature of the Premier League will make it extremely difficult for the Dutchman to win the title in his first season. Van Gaal emerged victorious from his first meeting with United’s arch-rivals after Wayne Rooney inspired a second-half comeback and 3-1 win over Liverpool to win the Guinness International Champions Cup on Monday evening. But Rodgers is adamant that Van Gaal, despite success at clubs such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich, will struggle to come to terms with the ferocity and unpredictability of English football. “I think what he’ll find is the competition in this league will be different from any other league that he’s worked in,” said Rodgers, who led his side to within touching distance of their first title since 1990 last season. “In a lot of the other leagues there are one or two teams and those are the teams that are expected to win. Louis-Van-Gaal-Brendan-Rodgers “This is a league where the top team plays the bottom team and on any given day you can lose. You don’t get that a lot in the other leagues. I think the competition will probably take him by surprise and that’s from foreign managers I have spoken to over the years. “I’ve worked closely with foreign players who have come in and that real physical competitive nature will be different from anywhere else he’s worked before.” Van Gaal will be keen to tell his Anfield counterpart how he won trophies in Spain and Germany during his first season in each country but Rodgers knows that with Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea working feverishly in the transfer market this summer, the competition at the top will be as fierce as ever. “I think it’s going to be really as competitive,” he said. “Last season was great and right the way through there were four or five teams right up there, and then in the closing months it narrowed down a wee bit. The Premier League historically shows that it’s a very competitive league. Man United will want to bounce back, Chelsea will be strong, Manchester City are the champions so they’ll be the favourites. Source: Guardian UK

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