@FootynewsManchester United missed Champions League qualification by goal difference against Manchester City in that season, finishing fifth in the Premier League during Louis van Gaal's final year. The New York Times reports that Van Gaal considers the rival's controversy 'probably the decisive factor' in his departure, attributing his dismissal to a financial scandal involving Manchester City. It raises the question of whether he deserved another chance at Old Trafford given how close the gap was.

@FootynewsManchester United missed Champions League qualification by goal difference against Manchester City in that season, finishing fifth in the Premier League during Louis van Gaal's final year. The New York Times reports that Van Gaal considers the rival's controversy 'probably the decisive factor' in his departure, attributing his dismissal to a financial scandal involving Manchester City. It raises the question of whether he deserved another chance at Old Trafford given how close the gap was.