Having missed out on transfer targets and with the David de Gea saga rumbling on, Louis van Gaal must guide his side into the Champions League to avoid a season in the wilderness.
BRUGES, Belgium -- Louis van Gaal has called it the biggest game of his Manchester United reign, and the difference between winning and losing is simply immeasurable.
When the Red Devils take their 3-1 lead over Club Brugge to the Jan Breydelstadion on Wednesday night in their Champions League playoff, they do so with hundreds of millions of pounds and two seasons riding on the result.