Wayne Rooney has been encouraged by the manner in which
Manchester United have started a new era under "tough" manager Louis
van Gaal.
Van Gaal has wasted no time in stamping his authority on
the Premier League club after taking over following Netherlands' World Cup
campaign, which ended with a third-placed finish.
The wily 62-year-old tactician has adopted a 3-5-2
formation during the tour of the United States and that proved to be a winning
formula as they beat Liverpool 3-1 to win the International Champions Cup on
Monday.
Rooney took his tally to five goals in three games when
he found the back of the net against Brendan Rodgers' side and the England
striker is thriving on Van Gaal's no-nonsense style of management.
"It's been a good few weeks, we've got a new manager
who wants us to play a different style of football," the England
international said.
"We've had to adapt. We’ve had some good results
against top opposition so we can be pleased.
"I think the system suits the team, not only myself.
The manager came in and had a look at the players we've got. He's done what he
thinks is best suited for our team.
"He's a tough manager but he's been great since he
came in. He's given us all a different way of looking at football, which we
haven't had before. It's been great for us and hopefully that will continue.
"We wanted to win games, play well. And obviously
we've done that. We’ve won a trophy as well. It's always nice to beat
Liverpool. We're happy with the work we’ve done out here, now we go on to
Valencia and then the season starts."
Culled from Soccerway
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