article_snippet: That would be a blow for United manager Louis van Gaal, who insisted ahead of the Cup clash with Arsenal at Old Trafford that the main priority for United this season must be to qualify for the Champions League.
article_snippet: United haven’t won the FA Cup since 2004 and haven’t landed any silverware since Sir Alex Ferguson left, but the Dutchman says the competition must still be treated as a welcome bonus rather than the club’s primary objective.
article_snippet: I always want to get the goals we have set.
article_snippet: And the goal we have set is the top four,’ said Van Gaal.
article_snippet: A title is fantastic.
article_snippet: When you win the FA Cup you are not in the Champions League, which is important for the club’s, but you have won a title.
article_snippet: So for the players it is fantastic, for the manager it is fantastic but our goal is to reach in our first year together a place in the Champions League.