The Dutchman guided his side to victory in the International Champions Cup after they beat Premier League rivals Liverpool in Miami to win the pre-season tournament

Louis van Gaal has won his first trophy as Manchester United boss since taking up his new role at the club in July. 

United won the International Champions Cup courtesy of a 3-1 win over Premier League rivals Liverpool, putting in an impressive second half display following an unconvincing performance before the break. 

Wayne Rooney - who was awarded Player of the tournament - was handed the armband by the Dutchman for the final in Miami and the England striker led by example, grabbing his side's equaliser before Juan Mata scored what proved to be the winning goal moments later - with Jesse Lingard sealing the victory.

Van Gaal has made a big impression since taking over the reins at Old Trafford, with a number of first team stars coming out to praise the 62-year-old's methods, and the team has already shown significant signs of improvement from last term on their pre-season tour in the US.

LA Galaxy were blown away in Van Gaal's first game in charge, with the MLS outfit thumped 7-0 in a match before the tournament got underway, and United have remained unbeaten under their new boss.

Having beaten Roma 3-2 and seen off fellow Serie A side Inter on penalties following a 0-0 draw, United then beat Real Madrid in front of a record crowd to secure their place in the final against Liverpool. 

Van Gaal has stated he wants to win a major trophy in his first season at Manchester United, and has laid down a marker with their pre-season success.

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Drogba: Chelsea's Gandalf.

There has been a lot of buzz about Drogba rejoining chelsea. And I don't see the reason why there shouldn't be. The prolific forward is meritous in his own way. His last kick of the ball for chelsea made them the champions of Europe. Drogba's attacking ability sends fear in the eyes of the defenders. The question underlying all this is : Will he have the same impact? Is the best behind him? Will he be shadowed by Costa?

The answer to all this is time. With season kicking off sooner rather than later, Chelsea Manager, Jose Mourinho believes that his team are done in transfer market by signing Dider Drogba. Chelsea have four strikers at the moment. Diego Costa, from atletico Madrid. The 50 million flop Torres ( who by the way missed from 2 yards lol), the prodigal Romelu Lukaku, and Didier Drogba.

With the recent speculation of Torres moving elsewhere and Lukaku's rotting relationship with Jose Mourinho, keeps Drogba a very ingenious prospect for fetching Chelsea glory. Diego Costa is likely to be leading the way whilst Drogba would assume more of a passive role in the upcoming season.

Didier Drogba scored 100 goals for Chelsea in 226 appearances and had been Chelsea's attack for a good 7 years. It was considered foolish to pay 24 million euros for a 26 year old striker on Jose Mourinhos part. The latter calmly said one thing : ' tell this when he leaves the club' and what an end to an amazing stint that was everybody knows.

the striker brings a lot with him, the aerial ability, the leadership, his knack of getting into right places at the right time, the physical nature of his game and not to forget scoring big goals. With 36 years old, will he have the same impact? Jose Mourinho believes so. The striker is still adept to the premier league and has all the qualities of a striker that Chelsea require. He insists that, its more of a timely act than an emotional one. Drogba has signed a year long contract with the club he loves and is hoping to make an even bigger impact. Drohba could even land a player-coach role at the club. The veteran bagged a modest 17 goals in 35 appearances for the Turkish team, Galatasaray, and with Mourinho's ability to bring the best out of players he could better his tally this season.

Louis van Gaal is an avowed admirer of the 24-year-old but the Roma boss insists it would take a "three-digit offer" for him to even consider selling his injured talisman

Manchester United must bid €100 million to even stand a chance of signing Roma star Kevin Strootman according to boss Rudi Gracia.

New United manager Louis van Gaal is a big fan of Strootman and made him a key figure during his time in charge of the Netherlands national side, though the 24-year-old missed this summer's World Cup with a serious knee injury.

Speculation has been rife ever since Van Gaal's arrival at Old Trafford that he will make a move for the former PSV midfielder, but Garcia is adamant that any deal would not be cheap.

"What can I say about the rumours [about Strootman joining United]..." the Roma boss wondered after his side's 3-2 defeat to United in Denver on Saturday.

"Maybe after a three-digit offer [€100m], then we will sit down and think about it."

Strootman did not feature in Saturday's match as he continues his rehabilitation from the anterior cruciate ligament injury he sustained in March, but Garcia is optimistic that the process is going well.

"Kevin is following a normal recovery programme," he added. "He is fine. He will start running soon."

Arsenal’s transfer window – how have they done so far?

When transfer windows open, Arsenal are usually found sneaking out the back door only to remember at the last minute that they might need a few extra players.

With a few exceptions, grabbing players on deadline day has become what Arsenal fans are used to.

So, this summer the club have surprised everyone by getting most of their business done before July is even over.

Flush with cash from renewed sponsorship deals Arsenal have wasted no time in bringing in the players that they need. So how have they done so far?

There have been a few positions that the club have needed to strengthen over the past years but haven’t managed, namely goalkeeper, forward and defensive midfielder. In Alexis Sanchez they have landed a truly world class forward. David Ospina is a full international who has been getting better every year since he made his debut as a teenager. Check and check.

The search for a defensive midfielder continues, however, with Arsenal seemingly in the market but not able to find agreement with any of the players they’ve been linked to.

In other positions, they needed to buy a right-back after Bacary Sagna left and not only have they done that by bringing in an accomplished international with Premier League experience, they seem on the verge of strengthening that position further by signing Southampton’s Calum Chambers.

Thomas Vermaelen is likely to leave so another centre-back will go on the shopping list, but with his future uncertain for a while, Arsene Wenger has already been on the look-out. One of the great things about Chambers is that he can also stand-in at centre-half.

As far as transfer windows go, with just over a month left, Arsenal can be incredibly pleased with the business they’ve already done.

If they can just manage to keep the majority of their squad fit for next season, they really do have a shot at the title.