Rooney relishing Christmas Day off

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has welcomed manager Louis van Gaal’s decision to give his players Christmas Day off.

Rooney relishing Christmas Day off
Wed, 24 Dec, 2014 - 13:59

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has welcomed manager Louis van Gaal’s decision to give his players Christmas Day off.

Unlike his predecessors David Moyes and Alex Ferguson, Van Gaal has instructed his players to stay at home on Thursday, even though they have a match at home to Newcastle 24 hours later.

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