According to the BBC Sport website, Man U are close to officially announcing Mourinho being brought in to replace Van Gaal.
Seems rather harsh given that LVG has just won them the FA Cup for the first time since 2004! Presumably the main driver is the failure to qualify for the Champions League. I bet they would have finished in the top 4 next season under LVG anyway and qualified.
Managers are not given enough time to develop teams these days are they......