Jose Mourinho is Louis van Gaal's greatest achievement in football, says Gary Nevill... 
Van
Gaal and Mourinho come face-to-face on Saturday when the former's
Manchester United travel to Premier League leaders Chelsea.
The
duo have been friends since they first worked together at Barcelona in
1997 where they enjoyed a successful relationship at the Camp Nou.
Louis van Gaal's (right) greatest achievement in football is the making of Jose Mourinho, feels Gary Neville
Mourinho (left) and Van Gaal will come face to face again when Chelsea host Manchester United on Saturday
Mourinho (left) worked under Van Gaal as his assistant manager at Barcelona for three years in 1997
With Mourinho as the Dutchman's assistant, they won the La Liga title twice in their first two years together in Catalonia.
It
was Van Gaal who entrusted and encouraged the Portuguese to go into
management - with the 52-year-old having won titles in Portugal,
England, Italy and Spain since as well as the Champions League twice.
And in his column for the Telegraph,
Neville says Van Gaal will be proud of his friend's achievements. 'A
former Tory leader once said when asked what their greatest achievement
was: "New Labour," the former United and England defender wrote.
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