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Louis van Gaal blamed his Manchester United failures on the club signing his 'eighth-choice' targets... but after he spent a whooping £276m on new players, how many actually turned out to be a hit?

Louis van Gaal pulled no punches as he explained his failures at Manchester United by laying blame on the club's transfer strategy.

Winning the FA Cup in 2017 was the biggest highlight of the Dutchman's tenure, which is largely remembered as being disappointing by United fans.

In a recent interview van Gaal claimed his failure to deliver big trophies was a result of the club's inability to sign the players he wanted.

The coach splashed out around £276.4million in his two seasons in charge but he has since revealed many of the signings were his 'seventh or eight-choice' options.