Louis van Gaal wants to finish second in the Barclays Premier League . There is a five point gap between United and Manchester City in second . He sees games against Tottenham , Liverpool and City as opportunities . The manager has been linked with moves for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema but he will not be signing any players until after the World Cup. Dutchman is confident he will be a success this year and in the future . He rejected chance to discuss how close he came to joining Tottenham .
Louis van Gaal wants to finish second in the Barclays Premier League . There is a five point gap between United and Manchester City in second . He sees games against Tottenham , Liverpool and City as opportunities . Van Gaal says United 'have to be ' in next year 's Champions League . Dutchman is confident he will be a success this year and in the future . He rejected chance to discuss how close he came to joining Tottenham .