Louis van Gaal: 'Premier League title more important than Champions League triumph'

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal admits that he would rather win the Premier League title than the Champions League for the second time in his managerial career.

By Simon Sinclair, Reporter

Published: October 18 2015 | 10:01

Last updated: October 19 2015 | 16:00

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has revealed that winning the Premier League title is more important to him than a triumph in the Champions League.

The 64-year-old won the European title in his time as Ajax manager in the 1994-95 season, and has admitted that winning the competition for a second time would be lower on his list of priorities than securing the top-flight crown in England.

Van Gaal told reporters: "For me, it's the Premier League. The Premier League is the greater prize because I have already won the Champions League.

"The Premier League I have never won, so that is more important. "Of course, I should not say that because every title is welcome."

United maintained their push for the title this season by defeating Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park on Saturday.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	12	10	1	1	24	8	16	31
2	Manchester City Man City	12	7	2	3	22	17	5	23
3	Chelsea	12	6	4	2	23	14	9	22
4	Arsenal	12	6	4	2	21	12	9	22
5	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	12	6	4	2	21	16	5	22
6	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	12	6	1	5	27	13	14	19
7	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	12	5	4	3	15	13	2	19
8	Aston Villa	12	5	4	3	19	19	0	19
9	Fulham	12	5	3	4	17	17	0	18
10	Newcastle United Newcastle	12	5	3	4	13	13	0	18
11	Brentford	12	5	2	5	22	22	0	17
12	Manchester United Man Utd	12	4	4	4	13	13	0	16
13	Bournemouth	12	4	3	5	16	17	-1	15
14	West Ham United West Ham	12	4	3	5	15	19	-4	15
15	Everton	12	2	5	5	10	17	-7	11
16	Leicester City Leicester	12	2	4	6	15	23	-8	10
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	12	2	3	7	20	28	-8	9
18	Ipswich Town Ipswich	12	1	6	5	13	23	-10	9
19	Crystal Palace	12	1	5	6	10	17	-7	8
20	Southampton	12	1	1	10	9	24	-15	4