Former Manchester United academy chief Warren Joyce says Louis van Gaal admits he was wrong to sell Michael Keane.
Keane will be in Everton colours tonight against his old club.
Joyce told the Manchester Evening News: “Michael played against Real Madrid on a pre-season tour and Gareth Bale gave him a bit of a chasing.
"But he'd had about five days training, he'd been away with England, he'd had a promotion battle with Leicester, he had no pre-season, he had a week away and came back straight into the training because he wanted to be involved under a new manager.
“He didn't do that well and ended up going on loan, I said to Louis he should stay, I said 'he's a player, he's a Manchester United centre half'."
After his own time at the club had come to an end Van Gaal admitted that allowing the then 21-year-old centre back to depart was a mistake.
“To be fair to Van Gaal, I met him in a bar in Portugal after he'd left and he said 'you were right about Michael Keane, I was wrong'," said Joyce.
“I really like Louis, he was good with youth, he was methodical and he would tell you dead straight if something wasn't right."
