Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has taken aim at Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal. Rummenigge hired the Dutchman in 2009, and Van Gaal subsequently led Bayern to a league and cup double in his first year in charge, missing out on a treble by losing the Champions League final to Inter Milan.
He was dismissed towards the end of his second season in charge with Bayern sitting fourth in the Bundesliga and already out of the DFB-Pokal, bringing to an end a relationship which had not always been easy according to the Bayern chairman.
"As soon as he presented his autobiography in a snobby restaurant, I knew hard times were ahead," Rummenigge told Spiegel magazine.
"Louis van Gaal was not always easy-care. He wanted to 'Vangaalise' our club. He has a huge ego."
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