Brendan
Rodgers has warned new Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal that the
fierce competitiveness of the Premier League will make it difficult for
him to win the title in his first season.
The Liverpool manager believes that,
despite Van Gaal’s experience of winning titles in Holland, Spain and
Germany with clubs such as Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, he will be
surprised when the Premier League kicks off again on August 16.
Van Gaal, who arrived in Manchester fresh
from leading Holland to the semi-finals of the World Cup, has enjoyed a
strong start to life at Old Trafford with his side unbeaten so far in
his first pre-season campaign.
“I think what he’ll find is the competition in this league will be different to any other league that he’s worked in.”
United beat Liverpool on their way to
winning the International Champions Cup in Miami, but Rodgers has warned
the Dutchman that life will be much harder when the domestic season
gets under way.
“I think what he’ll find is the competition in this league will be different to any other league that he’s worked in,” he told Sky Sports.
“In a lot of the other leagues, there are one or two teams and those are the teams that are expected to win.
“This is a league where the top team
plays the bottom team and on any given day you can lose. You don’t get
that a lot in the other leagues. I think the competition will probably
take him by (surprise), and that’s from foreign managers I have spoken
to over the years.”
Despite the fierce rivalry between the
two clubs, Rodgers also admitted that he is an admirer of van Gaal and
what he has achieved in his career.
“I’ve obviously been an admirer of his work and his career,” he added.
“He’s a very experienced manager and a very good manager who has worked at some big clubs.
“When you come through as a coach, you
look at the guys who have a vision and a philosophy, and he was
obviously one of those guys.”
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