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Usain Bolt refuses to train with Manchester United until Van Gaal is gone

REUTERS

Manchester United is on the verge of losing one of its most famous supporters because of the team's dull brand of football under manager Louis van Gaal.

Much like the majority of United supporters, Usain Bolt, who has flirted with the possibility of going on trial with his boyhood club, is becoming increasingly disenchanted with the team after Van Gaal's arrival and his subsequent negative impact on the team's style of play.

Speaking at the RJR Sports Foundation annual gala awards ceremony, where Bolt was named Jamaica's Sportsman of the Year, the world's fastest man said he would turn down an opportunity to suit up with the Red Devils as long as the Dutch gaffer is in charge at Old Trafford.

"Well, looking at how Van Gaal is, I don't think I would ever want to be coached by him so I think I will put that on pause until we get a new coach," Bolt told reporters.

It's a tough blow for the club considering his swift style would do wonders for United's subpar counter-attack. Perhaps Justin Gatlin is a fan of the lethargic tempo at Old Trafford.

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