Louis van Gaal Steals The Show At Manchester United Awards Night

Manchester United held their Player of the Year awards night on Tuesday, but it wasn't the players who took the spotlight.
United boss Louis van Gaal stole the show with a monologue that lasted for more than seven minutes, and polished off his performance with an encore in which he praised the "lady who plays the saxophone".
Van Gaal was asked to sum up his year at the club. What followed, recorded and broadcast by MUTV, was described by former England cricketer Michael Vaughan as the "greatest speech of all time".
he Dutchman made sure everyone knew United had 13 points from their first 10 matches, repeating the stat several times, indicating the club's poor position at the start of the season.
He recalled one team meeting in particular, prompting laughter from the crowd.
"We had the belief ... that we could end second," he said. "I remember the meeting with the players. With the captain Wayne Rooney, who is saying, 'we go for the SECOND position in the league'. And I said 'YES! We GO for it!'"
Van Gaal spoke about United's FA Cup loss to Arsenal, with some response from the crowd, before he asked for silence.
"No, no, no, no," he said, walking up and down the stage. "You have to listen."
United won six in a row after that, van Gaal said. And then came Chelsea. United were the better team on the day, he said, although they lost, and he had the stats to back it up. That loss was the first in a string of three.
Van Gaal then revealed the reason for providing the crowd with so many stats. If that match had gone differently, United would have had more points than Chelsea, and therefore won the league.
"What I want to say to you is, we were very CLOSE," he shouted. "But as a manager I know that if is not counting."
He promised that United would be doing their "utmost best" for "the best fans of the world".
He was met with plenty of applause before taking the mic back.
"Hello, hello, hey! Pay attention to the manager.