Manchester United vs Arsenal: Champions Chelsea aren't as good a team as the Gunners says Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal claims Arsenal are a BETTER team than Jose Mourinho’s stars – but Chelsea are champions because they have a ruthless instinct,

 writes Steve Bates in the Sunday People.

And the Dutch boss wants his Manchester United side to play more like Chelsea next season, killing off games when they are ahead.

Van Gaal is full of admiration for the way Mourinho’s team cruised to the Premier League title with a brutal game-management strategy that smothers and frustrates opponents.

And although he reckons Arsene Wenger’s free-flowing Gunners are a superior footballing side to the newly crowned champions, he would rather see his side win like Chelsea.

Despite John Terry and co being dubbed boring by critics, United boss Van Gaal believes his stars must adopt Chelsea’s killer mentality and merciless approach to seeing out tight games if they are to challenge next season.

Before Arsenal's Sunday visit to Old Trafford, he said: “I have not given the team a winning mentality yet because we are not champions and I think that is a quality of the champions.

“We have improved lot, but we have to learn to do what Chelsea have done in the way they can play and finish the games – that is the big difference now between us and them.

“I think Arsenal maybe have a better team but they cannot finish off opponents like Chelsea. That is also about talent and experience like John Terry and Gary Cahill. That is the difference.”

United have the best head-to-head record of the top clubs in their battles this season having won at the Emirates and Anfield and beaten Manchester City and Tottenham at Old Trafford.