Man Utd: Louis van Gaal says title win would be ‘a miracle’

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says it will be “a miracle” if his side win the league this season.

United face Sunderland on Sunday having lost their opening Premier League match of the season against Swansea.

Van Gaal, 63, is trying to rectify an “unbalanced” squad, though the club have refused to comment on a possible move for Real Madrid’s Angel Di Maria.

“To win the title this season would be a miracle. But that isn’t to say that it isn’t possible,” he said.

Winger Di Maria, 26, has told Real he wants to leave and Paris St-Germain are said to be unwilling to meet an asking price thought to be more than £50m. 

That sum exceeds the British record fee Chelsea paid Liverpool for Fernando Torres in 2011.

Dutchman Van Gaal said United’s owners are aware it would be “very difficult” to win the title this season.

Source: BBC Sports