Louis van Gaal is sure Robin van Persie will have no problem accepting Wayne Rooney as the new captain of Manchester United.

Louis van Gaal has told Wayne Rooney he must relax if he is to be a successful leader of Manchester United.

An Irish student invaded the pitch after a recent Man United game – and got taken down hard.

Louis van Gaal was impressed with the performance of Luke Shaw, who played the second half of Manchester United’s win over Inter Milan last night despite going through a punishing training session on the morning of the match.

Manchester United have had to devise a special training programme to get Luke Shaw in shape for the start of the season.

West Ham’s preparations for the new Premier League season have been thrown into turmoil after striker Andy Carroll announced he is to undergo surgery on an ankle injury.