Louis van Gaal to tell some players to leave Manchester United

Van Gaal with Wayne Rooney during a training session

Louis van Gaal might tell some players that they are not needed at Manchester United after the club ends its US Tour.

United play Liverpool in the final of the International Champions Cup at the Sunlife Stadium in Miami and the Dutchman is determined to give playing time to as many players as possible as this is probably the last chance at changing his mind about who stays and who leaves.

“I shall make judgements after this tour,” he said. “I have let all the players play and I know now more than before the tour.

“Now also it is a little bit soon to judge but in football you have to judge. You have to give the player a chance to make a transfer when I see that his prospects to play are not so high.

“You have to say it in advance because it’s too late after August 31. I will tell payers after the tour but to them not to you.”

The rumoured departees are Javier Hernandez, Marouane Fellaini , Anderson, Nani and Shinji Kagawa. Fellaini and Anderson did not feature in the US Tour.

The former Netherlands manager also gave an update over his possible lineup for the first Premier League match against Swansea. Fellaini, Januzaj and Van Persie, all of whom featured in the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup have a possible chance of making it to the season opener.

Van Gaal says "it's possible" @Persie_Official could be fit to face Swansea. Fellow #mutour absentees Fellaini and Januzaj seem more likely.

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 4, 2014

“They have already trained.,” he said. “I sent them to training in a special group and they could reach the first match, not ( friendly match) against Valencia.

“It depends on the individual because each one is different. There is a difference between players and I have to see if they can do it or not.

"I have to look at Van Persie because if you have three weeks holiday and only four days training before Valencia, you are not fit enough.

"For the first game in the Premier League it’s possible, but I don’t think so.”