The Dutchman won just one of his opening six games in charge at of the club, but his captain is far more positive 12 months on
Wayne Rooney says the Manchester United squad have finally adapted fully to Louis van Gaal's philosophy.
United won just one of Van Gaal's first six games in charge last term, including an embarrassing 4-0 League Cup defeat to MK Dons and a stunning 5-3 reverse at Leicester City.
However, 12 months into Van Gaal's tenure and with new arrivals Memphis Depay, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Morgan Schneiderlin and Matteo Darmian, Rooney is expecting United to hit the ground running.
"At the beginning of last season the manager told us it would take a while to adapt to the changes," he told reporters.
"As a group of players you don't think it will but towards the end of the season, from Christmas, I felt we played some great football, understood exactly what the manager wanted from us and particularly in the big games we did really well.
"We can take that as positives. It was the games we expected to win where we disappointed ourselves. We know what is expected of us and what we have to do and are positive and excited for the season."
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