Xavi: Van Gaal will do a very, very good job with Manchester United

Xavi: Van Gaal will do a very, very good job with Manchester United

Xavi Hernandez has backed his former manager Louis van Gaal to be a success at Manchester United. 

Van Gaal gave Xavi his Barcelona debut, but has not won everybody round since taking over at Old Trafford last summer. 

"He is a coach who should be paid attention to," Xavi said from his new home in Qatar.  

"I believe that, in time, he will do a very, very good job with Manchester United. He already is doing [well]. 

"He's taken the team into the Champions League and they will be a strong rival for teams in the Premier League and in Europe.  

"He is an amazing coach, fantastic. He was ahead of his time [at Barça]."