VIDEO: The internet can't stop laughing at Louis van Gaal's touchline dive

You can keep your observational comedy and your cutting satire, it's a truth universally acknowledged that there's no funnier sight than someone falling over in public.

Okay, maybe one thing. Someone deliberately and dramatically falling over to prove a point. Louis van Gaal, clearly disappointed with the lack of entertainment in the second half of Manchester United's victory over Arsenal, decided to do this. https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/703968143199375361 https://twitter.com/JonnyGabriel/status/703967546752557056 https://twitter.com/1690Jamie/status/703967598803873792

Honestly, we've never seen anything like it. Or we thought we hadn't, until someone reminded us of a similar scenario.

https://twitter.com/JGenzy/status/703967899770347520

There seemed to be a Manchester flavour to proceedings too, for those willing to cast their minds back to New Year's Eve.

https://twitter.com/anadin84/status/703970506937073664

Some felt the Dutchman might have bought himself more time with his theatrics

https://twitter.com/_Ibbyy/status/703973239832363012

It's impossible not to smile

https://twitter.com/jranks11/status/703967589882568706 https://twitter.com/deddyleonard/status/703973448666599424

And would Sir Alex Ferguson ever have been able to pull off something like that?

https://twitter.com/FootballCliches/status/703969194250014724 https://twitter.com/JamesTylerESPN/status/703969885525843969

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VIDEO: The internet can’t stop laughing at Louis van Gaal’s touchline dive

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You can keep your observational comedy and your cutting satire, it's a truth universally acknowledged that there's no funnier sight than someone falling over in public.

Honestly, we've never seen anything like it. Or we thought we hadn't, until someone reminded us of a similar scenario.

There seemed to be a Manchester flavour to proceedings too, for those willing to cast their minds back to New Year's Eve.

Some felt the Dutchman might have bought himself more time with his theatrics

It's impossible not to smile

And would Sir Alex Ferguson ever have been able to pull off something like that?

VIDEO: The internet can’t stop laughing at Louis van Gaal’s touchline dive

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You can keep your observational comedy and your cutting satire, it's a truth universally acknowledged that there's no funnier sight than someone falling over in public.

Honestly, we've never seen anything like it. Or we thought we hadn't, until someone reminded us of a similar scenario.

There seemed to be a Manchester flavour to proceedings too, for those willing to cast their minds back to New Year's Eve.

Some felt the Dutchman might have bought himself more time with his theatrics

It's impossible not to smile

And would Sir Alex Ferguson ever have been able to pull off something like that?

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