Van Gaal upbeat despite missing final four finish

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal expressed confidence he will still be at Old Trafford next season despite his team crawling to an underwhelming fifth-place finish in the Premier League.

United beat Bournemouth 3-1 in its final game on Tuesday - a game rescheduled from Sunday due to a bomb scare - but it was not enough to take it into the Champions League places as it finished below fourth-place Manchester City on goal difference.

United must now beat Crystal Palace in Saturday's FA Cup final to salvage something from its season, and there were ripples of dissent towards van Gaal in the form of boos as he addressed the sparse home crowd after the match.