How much better has Louis Van Gaal performed in comparison to his predecessor at Manchester United, David Moyes? Take a look at what the statistics say.
After 11 Premier League matches, Van Gaal has claimed four wins, collected 16 points, with a goal difference of plus three and is sitting in 7th place after spending €151 million net over the course of the summer.
After the same number of games, David Moyes won six matches, collected 20 points, with a goal difference of plus five, to put United into 5th position on the log and he had spent €75 million net over the summer before he took charge.
You may think that Moyes had easier games to play in his first 11 matches. However, he had to play against Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal in those games.
He collected four points after losing to Liverpool and City and getting a draw against Chelsea and winning against Arsenal. From all the teams he faced in those 11 games, the average position of all of them was 9th place.
From Van Gaal's first 11 matches, the average position of all the teams that he's faced is 12th place. In addition to this, he's only faced two of last season's top four, picking up only one point after drawing against Chelsea and losing to Manchester City.
So, essentially, Moyes picked up more points from matches against more difficult opponents. But points aren't everything… So let's take a look at their style of play in a Fan Park article that we will bring to you on Monday…
Do you think David Moyes did better than Louis Van Gaal is right now?
