Van Gaal will travel to the United States for his first matches in charge of the three-times European champions later this week having steered the Netherlands to third place at the World Cup.

Scot Ferguson ended his 26-year managerial stint at United in 2013 having won a staggering 38 trophies, with Rob Swire by his side from 1991.

American car giant Chevrolet penned a seven-year, £53million deal with the club in July 2012 and the shirt featuring their badge has so far been kept under wraps.

According to reports Sir Alex Ferguson turned down the chance to sign the World Cup leading scorer Rodriguez, 22, when the then United manager decided the £5million teenager wasn’t for Old Trafford.

The American had been in poor health since suffering two strokes shortly after seizing control of the Old Trafford outfit in 2005 after a controversial £790m takeover

Manchester United’s England duo Phil Jones and Chris Smalling should be nowhere near the England World Cup squad, but who is pushing for their places.

The Dutchman was one of 142 coaches from 20 countries including the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain who were consulted by the League Managers Association (LMA) for its Castrol European Manager & Coaches Survey

Welshman Giggs envisages good times under the new regime though it may well be a few years yet until he takes on a management himself after a career that included a record 963 appearances for the Old Trafford club.

Former owner Malcolm Glazer, who bought the Old Trafford club in 2005 but suffered a severe stroke in 2006, died yesterday aged 85.

Close friends and contemporaries of George Best have been remembering the Manchester United legend ahead of what would have been his 68th Birthday this month.

The 40-year-old has made 963 appearances for United in a career spanning more than 24 years