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Van Gaal insists: Man Utd will be my last job for sure!

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed that this job will be his last one in management.

The Dutch tactician, 63, has been in the caper since 1986 when he stepped into the assistant's role with AZ Alkmaar at the end of his playing career and finds himself still going in 2015.

Van Gaal is contracted at Old Trafford until the summer of 2017 and when that time comes around, he will gracefully step away from the game to enjoy a life of retirement.

"I am old. This is my last job. For sure," he told the Daily Telegraph.

"I have to pay attention to my kids, my grandchildren but also to my wife. They deserve it. Now I cannot pay that attention. I was not at the birthday of my grandson for example. I don't like it.

"My wife wants to quit now already! Five years ago!

"I have a paradise in Portugal. I want to quit to go there, play golf, eat fantastic food."

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