League Position:
Van Gaal: 4th
Moyes: 7th
But perhaps the most crucial statistic of all is league position, and van Gaal certainly has the bragging rights here.
Whereas Moyes side were currently 7th and five points off the Champions League places, whilst Arsenal were leading the league 11 points clear of the Red Devils, van Gaal’s side are already in the Champions League qualification spots but are 12th off leaders Chelsea.
Whether this is down to van Gaal and not merely United’s rivals and the Premier League as a whole dropping dramatically in consistency is certainly up for question.
If the League had been as wildly inconsistent under Moyes and had allowed him to be in fourth place would he still have been United manager today?
Van Gaal is currently under no pressure it seems, but the Dutch coach cannot trade off reputation alone and his side will have to start showing some improvement after such a serious investment, especially given the rumours the United hierarchy are planning another major splurge in the transfer market this summer.
The most important question that the Glazers will have to ask themselves when looking at their transfer bill will have to be; is progress actually being made?
(All stats and transfer totals taken from Daily Mail.)