Louis van Gaal warned that it will be a ruthless summer for Manchester United in which several key players will be sold.

Robin van Persie, Radamel Falcao, Ángel Di María, Rafael da Silva and Anders Lindegaard are among those who may depart while Adnan Januzaj could be loaned out.

“It shall be a rough summer for some of the players but I think a club like Manchester United has to be like that,” he said.

Van Gaal expects it to be a busy close season in the transfer market.

“Of course it’s always like that. I don’t think you have to keep the whole selection – when you purchase others players you get another stimulus also,” he said.