Van Gaal: I'm building a team

Louis van Gaal reflects on his first six months in charge of Manchester United during a forthcoming exclusive interview with MUTV.

The boss speaks about his opening spell at Old Trafford and, in a programme to be screened at 20:00 GMT on Monday night, details his thoughts on his first campaign in the Barclays Premier League. Although he is enjoying working with his squad and feeling the warmth of the Reds' support, his continued quest for improvement is obvious.

"The first feeling I had was especially after 11 matches, when we had 13 points, and I came into the stadium walking and I thought now the fans shall not be pleased," he explained. "But they were rising up and clapping their hands when I entered the stadium.

"I felt not so happy myself because I was responsible and guilty for the results so I am very happy we won a number of matches in a row [after then]. [Also] I have had the time to know all my players and they are very good. It's an exciting time and it's why I became a manager - because I want to work with young people; it keeps you young, and you can make a team out of it.

"We are still building up a process. I think, as a trainer/coach and manager, that I have to analyse the performances of my players because that is the most important thing and that shows how far we are in the process. That is still not good enough, in my opinion, but I hope we shall improve."