The 63-year-old, who plans to retire when his contract expires in 2017, is confident he will depart on a high having guided the club back to the top of English football Louis van Gaal is confident he will guide Manchester United to the Premier League title before his contract expires in 2017. The 63-year-old penned a three-year deal at Old Trafford last summer, revealing in March that the job will be his last in football, and adding that he expects assistant Ryan Giggs to succeed him when he retires. Despite being knocked out of both domestic cups early and failing to mount a realistic title challenge in his debut campaign, Van Gaal is confident his methods will take United back to the top of English football. "I have a period of three years and I am sure I will win a championship or a title within the three years. Maybe we can do that next year," Van Gaal told reporters. "The process hasn't worked quickly here because when I was with other teams I had already won titles by now. "Normally, our philosophy shall win titles. But we have had to make big changes here, not just in the philosophy but in the accommodation and structure of the club."

The Bianconeri coach felt more than a little hard done by after the Serie A leaders suffered a 2-1 defeat after hitting the woodwork three times.Massimiliano Allegri claimed that Juventus did not deserve to lose Sunday's Serie A derby with Torino, arguing that his players had performed better at the Stadio Olimpico than in their victory over their city rivals earlier in the season.

The Bianconeri had gone into the game unbeaten in their last 17 meetings with the Granata, with their last loss in the fixture coming all the way back in April 1995.

The Old Lady looked set for more derby delight when Andrea Pirlo opened the scoring with a free kick 35 minutes into the first half.

However, Matteo Darmian levelled matters right on half-time and Fabio Quagliarella put the hosts shortly after the restart. 

Juve piled on the pressure in the final half hour and struck the woodwork three times but they could not force an equaliser - much to the frustration of their coach.

"We created a lot today," Allegri told Sky Sport Italia. "We were unlucky. The team deserved more.

"We created some problems. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to score.

"We needed to keep the ball more, especially when we were ahead. The chances would have arrived themselves. 

Allegri went so far to say that his side's display was better than the 2-1 win over their neighbours earlier this term.

"We actually played better than we did at home but football is like this," he added.

"It was a very competitive but fair game, with moments of great technique."

Juventus could have clinched the title with a win at Torino had second-placed Lazio lost at home to Chievo, but the Biancocelesti drew 1-1 with the side from Verona.

Consequently, Allegri's men are now 14 points clear with six rounds of the season remaining, meaning they could claim a fourth successive Scudetto if they beat Fiorentina at home on Wednesday and Lazio and Roma fail to win.