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Louis van Gaal will not bring inspire Manchester United to Premier League title glory in his debut season, according to QPR boss Harry Redknapp.
The new Red Devils manager held his first press conference on Thursday and revealed he would not make any new signings until he had fully assessed his current squad over the next four weeks.
The Dutchman wants to win the title in his debut season at Old Trafford but Redknapp cannot see that happening without 'four fantastic players' arriving in addition to the signings of Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera.
"Van Gaal's got a good track record but they need players," he told the Sports Bar.
"He needs to bring four or five players in at least to get them back to where they were under Alex [Ferguson], where they were winning championships because they look well short of that at the moment.
"Certainly at this stage you wouldn’t want to bet on them winning the league next year. I wouldn’t see them winning it next year unless he suddenly pull three or four fantastic players out of the hat."
Redknapp pointed to the strength of title rivals, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal as evidence that United will struggle to immediately reach the top again after David Moyes' disastrous reign.
"I wouldn’t see them being as strong as Chelsea or Man City," he added. "I think Arsenal have made a great signing [in Alexis Sanchez] so they could get a lot closer next year.
"It’s quite open. I would love to see Liverpool have another great season but they’ve lost an incredible player [in Luis Suarez], he’s irreplaceable really."
The new Red Devils manager held his first press conference on Thursday and revealed he would not make any new signings until he had fully assessed his current squad over the next four weeks.
The Dutchman wants to win the title in his debut season at Old Trafford but Redknapp cannot see that happening without 'four fantastic players' arriving in addition to the signings of Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera.
"Van Gaal's got a good track record but they need players," he told the Sports Bar.
"He needs to bring four or five players in at least to get them back to where they were under Alex [Ferguson], where they were winning championships because they look well short of that at the moment.
"Certainly at this stage you wouldn’t want to bet on them winning the league next year. I wouldn’t see them winning it next year unless he suddenly pull three or four fantastic players out of the hat."
Redknapp pointed to the strength of title rivals, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal as evidence that United will struggle to immediately reach the top again after David Moyes' disastrous reign.
"I wouldn’t see them being as strong as Chelsea or Man City," he added. "I think Arsenal have made a great signing [in Alexis Sanchez] so they could get a lot closer next year.
"It’s quite open. I would love to see Liverpool have another great season but they’ve lost an incredible player [in Luis Suarez], he’s irreplaceable really."