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No escape for United players from Louis van Gaal's steely gaze

New United manager has even installed HD cameras at training ground

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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and defender Jonny Evans during a training session as their manager Louis van Gaal lurks in the background. Photo: AP
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Manchester United's squad have been warned. Slack off in training and new manager Louis van Gaal will be watching you.

The 62-year-old Dutchman is leaving nothing to chance as he prepares in painstaking detail for the start of the Premier League season, introducing a range of new practices that he hopes will lift standards.

They have spent thousands on it and a few of the lads have seen HD cameras around the pitch
Jonny Evans

High-definition cameras have been installed at the club's Carrington training facility, meaning every kick can be monitored by the former Bayern Munich and Barcelona coach charged with restoring the 20-times English champions back to the top after a woeful seventh-placed finish last season.

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The no-nonsense coach has also insisted on players speaking English to each other at all times during training and has even replaced rectangular tables in the canteen with round ones to encourage conversation among his players.

New pitches, to replicate the Old Trafford surface, have been put down at Carrington and Van Gaal has prioritised making the squad fitter than they were under former manager David Moyes, who was sacked by United less than a season after taking over from Alex Ferguson.

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is taking no chances with his team as the new season draws nearer. Photo: EPA
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is taking no chances with his team as the new season draws nearer. Photo: EPA
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