Manchester United defender Daley Blind believes the sacked United gaffer deserved more respect.
News of his expected departure gained momentum minutes after United won the FA Cup on Saturday, and by Monday, United released an official statement that the Dutchman would be leaving United with immediate effect.
A lot of fans expected his sack, especially after United failed to qualify for the Champions League next season, but Blind would have liked, If his countryman carried on for a while.
"A manager at a big club in the Premier League will always be under pressure. But in the case of Van Gaal he has not been treated fairly over the last six months,” Blind told De Telegraaf via The Guardian.
"I think a manager with the status of Van Gaal, who has achieved so much in his career, deserved more respect.
"No matter what was said or written about him as a manager, he never stopped protecting us as players.
"He has defended us under any kind of circumstances, he was always taking the stick instead of us. I think I can say that the whole squad is grateful for that, for what he has done in that respect for us as players.
"As players we kept believing in each other and we also kept believing in our manager, which was part of the reason we were able to win the FA Cup. We achieved this as a group, including the manager. In the end, this was a successful season in our eyes.
"I’ve enjoyed working with the manager so much. I would have liked to have carried on for a long while."
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