In Spain’s version of Spitting Image, Louis van Gaal is portrayed with a stack of bricks as his head and shouting at everyone. Juan Mata has explained what the Manchester United manager is really like.

“He is a bit different, physically,” Mata said, laughing. “He is the way you see him in the press conferences. I think he is honest, direct. When he has to say something bad to you to your face, he says it. When he has to be nice, he is. Sometimes you are training, and he shouts at you if you do something badly. But you do something well and he comes and hugs you and gives you a kiss. You don’t know what might happen.”