Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs says he's been in regular contact with new boss Louis van Gaal.
There has been some contact between the pair and Van Gaal has mapped out plans for pre-season.
Because of that, Giggs expects the new manager to hit the ground running when they travel to the United States for the club's pre-season tour next week.
Giggs said: "I have spoken to him a couple of times and swapped emails.
"Obviously it has been hard as he has been preparing for games or travelling somewhere, but preparations have gone well.
"The blueprint and everything has been prepared by Louis and we are just following his plans.
"It is not ideal but not really a problem. Within a week we will all be together and we are spending two-and-a-half weeks together in the US.
"He will get to know the players and they will get to know him.
"Then we have got more or less two weeks when we get back, so there is plenty of time before the season starts."
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