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When his speech appeared to be over, he returned to the stage to admonish the audience for failing to recognise the talents of a female saxophonist who had played earlier in the evening.

Before all that, the Dutchman had clipped his assistant Ryan Giggs around the ear for daring to bid against him in an auction lot for a round of golf with Dwight Yorke.

Van Gaal's antics were widely well received. Here, we take a look at some of the reaction including from former captain Gary Neville and ex-England cricket captain Michael Vaughan.

I don't know if anyone is still up. But LVG is cracking me up here. Great entertainment!
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) May 19, 2015

The greatest speech of all time... #LVG http://t.co/sV7NO1qAyz.
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 19, 2015

What an incredible character Louis van Gaal is! Certainly made an impression with his speech tonight & made time for all the fans. Top guy
— Rachel Riley (@RachelRileyRR) May 19, 2015

Juan Mata: "I think he enjoyed it. Obviously we have a lot of meetings during the season. We know how he can behave."

Plenty of Dutch courage in Van Gaal’s speech. Did make me chuckle!
— Adrian Clarke (@adrianjclarke) May 20, 2015

BREAKING: Louis Van Gaal just spotted on his way home from Man Utd end of season party! #mufc pic.twitter.com/VjDvUAUcMV
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 20, 2015

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When I was supporting Ray La Montagne I was six months pregnant. He had been touring for a year and he was exhausted and full of the cold. I was feeling motherly, so I would leave presents for him and his band: Tunnock's Tea Cakes, cold remedies and proper tea. Ray seemed painfully shy. He hardly spoke, hardly looked at you in the face. I felt like a dick speaking to him, but said "hi" every day. </p>
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He was being courted by the same record company who had signed me and subsequently let me go, and I wanted him to know that there were people around who didn't want anything from him. At the Shepherds Bush Empire in London, on the last night of the tour, Ray stopped in his set to thank me for doing the support. He said I was a really good songwriter and people should buy my stuff. I was taken aback and felt emotionally overwhelmed. Later that year, just before I had my boy Louis, I was l asleep in bed with Radio 4 on when Louis moved around in my belly and woke me up. Ray was doing a session on the World Service. </p>
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