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Louis van Gaal spending spree approved by Manchester United board in bid to save season
LOUIS VAN GAAL will be given carte blanche to spend money on players in January in order to rectify Manchester United's season.
Van Gaal and assistant Ryan Giggs will be hoping fresh blood can resurrect United's season
The Red Devils have endured the worst December in the club's history by failing to record a single win, crashing out of the Champions League and picking up only two Premier League points.
And with United's season threatening to go into a tailspin, the Mirror are reporting that the board have accepted that Van Gaal will need to spend big in order to inject some energy into his squad in January.
The transfer window opens on January 2, with a striker at the top of the Dutch manager's list; the Old Trafford outfit have scored only 22 goals in the Premier League this season, while star striker Wayne Rooney has only two to his name.
“In such a difficult period, they are applauding the performance of the players and that’s fantastic. But still we need to win, because we want to be at the top of the league and not in the middle.
“We have to get points, otherwise the gap is too big.”