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Man Utd boss Van Gaal fires parting shot at Dutch purists

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal left the Holland job yesterday with a dig at the 'purists'.

Former Chelsea and South Korea coach Guus Hiddink will take over the Dutch team for the second time ahead of the Euro 2016 qualification campaign.

"The next coach of the team, I heard him say he wants the Dutch way of playing football," Van Gaal said.

"I have always played the Dutch way and I also gave it something else.

"Perhaps this will open everyone's eyes in the Netherlands and make people realise that there's not just one system.

"Nobody expected us to be in the last four.

"We fully deserved this third place the way we played this tournament."

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