Louis van Gaal slams Manchester United board for putting ‘head in a noose’ with ‘humiliating’ sacking and public pursuit of Jose Mourinho undermining final six months

LOUIS VAN GAAL has slammed Manchester United over his "humiliating" sacking and described it as the "biggest disappointment of my life".

The Dutchman was dismissed just hours after leading the Red Devils to FA Cup glory over Crystal Palace in 2016 — the first major trophy of the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era.

And he admits his treatment by the United board left a bitter taste in his mouth.

Van Gaal told : “United put my head in a noose and I was publicly placed on the gallows.

“The pressure was enormous with my head in the noose and they went right behind my back.

“I think it was all orchestrated like a film and it was done very much behind my back right from January."

The former Ajax and Barcelona boss believes a combination of criticism from the likes of Gary Neville and Paul Scholes and the sacking of Jose Mourinho undermined his final six months in charge.

He added: “Suddenly former players started to yap in the media that we were playing boring football and Mourinho's sacking made it very attractive for everyone to keep bashing me."