Louis van Gaal gave a prickly reaction to questions about his relationship with Dutch compatriot Ronald Koeman ahead of Manchester United's trip to Southampton on Monday. The two men have barely spoken since Van Gaal left his job as Ajax's director of football 10 years ago claiming that he had been undermined by Koeman who was coach at the time. Van Gaal was reluctant to talk about Koeman on Friday and was grudging in his praise of what the new Southampton boss has achieved at St Mary's this season, guiding his team to third place – one above United – after losing a number of key players in the summer.
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Manchester United take on Southampton on Monday
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Louis van Gaal refuses to discuss relationship with Ronald Koeman
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Dutch pair have barely spoken since time together at Ajax
Asked about United having to pay more for players than @placeholder, Van Gaal added: 'I don't think money is the question.
When @placeholder are coming, clubs ask for more money and then we have to pay because we're Manchester United.