Louis van Gaal insists he’s unfazed by the impending arrival of Pep Guardiola

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said on Friday he would welcome Pep Guardiola to the Premier League and does not fear the Bayern Munich coach will take his job.

Guardiola this week expressed his interest in managing in England when he leaves the Bundesliga champions at the end of the season.

While he is widely expected to take over at Manchester City, Guardiola has also been linked with a move to Old Trafford, but Van Gaal sees no problem in the timing of his former Barcelona captain’s announcement.

“You have to set always your goals, as a manager also,” Van Gaal told journalists at his weekly press conference. “He wants to sniff the culture of England and I wanted that also.

“I think that it is very good he wants to do that and I don’t think it will have an impact on his club. Every manager has that right to announce that.

“It’s not for sure he will be the manager of a Premier League club. The Premier League club are also part of a contract.