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Man Utd boss van Gaal highlights importance of winning titles

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal knows it is vital for top clubs to secure silverware.

The Dutch tactician has won over a dozen titles with Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar and Bayern Munich during his managerial career and is now setting his sights on the FA Cup in his first season at Old Trafford.

?"You can say you play for your profession but that is not enough you want to win something," he told the Manchester Evening News. ahead of Monday night's quarter-final against Arsenal.

?"The players want to win something and also the manager and also the fans. "When you win a title like the FA Cup which in England is very important, when you fight for something and you get it, you are pleased.

"When you compare coaches with one another titles are very important."?

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