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LONDON. — Louis van Gaal has revealed that he will require two players for every position if Manchester United are to win the English Premier League next season.

The Dutchman took charge at Old Trafford last summer and has made a big impact, guiding the club back to the Champions League.

However, United have finished 17 points behind champions Chelsea, and Van Gaal believed that he has to make a number of big-name signings to increase the depth of his squad and ultimately challenge Jose Mourinho’s men in the new campaign.

He told MUTV: “The board of Manchester United shall say now we have to battle for the championship. It’s a fantastic challenge but that’s also dependable on how we can purchase very good players and how we can improve our balance in our selection.

“When you see last Sunday against Arsenal what I have to do to change, I have to put players on other positions that I never play and that’s a pity because the balance in our play was not good. We need two players in every position and then they can perform more easily.

“The board has purchased me to win the title and my curriculum says that. Of course I want to win titles and I want to win it for the fans but also for myself.

“The biggest challenge is what your ambition is and my ambition is to give titles but it is not easy. We will fight till the end and I shall give everything in me to build a new champions team.” — The Daily Express.