LONDON. — Manchester United are ready to muscle in on Manchester City and Chelsea’s bid to lure Pep Guardiola to the English Premier League. United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, who is reluctant to fire Louis van Gaal following a run of six games without a win, has the outgoing Bayern Munich manager in his sights.
Van Gaal’s future is so precarious that he is being judged on a game-by-game basis as manager, but United would prefer to wait until the summer to fire him.
Guardiola piled the pressure on United and Chelsea by making it clear that he is not prepared to spend a season out of the Champions League when he makes his next move. — Mailonline.



