Wayne Rooney
Louis van Gaal has named Wayne Rooney as Manchester United captain - with Darren Fletcher becoming vice-captain.
The striker has beaten Robin van Persie, who was Van Gaal’s leader when in charge of Holland, to the position.
Following his confirmation as club captain, the England international said: “It is a huge honour for me – and for my family – to be named captain of this great club. It is a role I will perform with great pride. Team spirit has always been very high in our dressing room and I am very grateful to the manager for the faith he has shown in me.
"I look forward to leading the team out on Saturday at our first match of the new season.”
Van Gaal believes Rooney is capable of leading the team as he has proven to be a "great inspiration" to the team...
“For me, it’s always very important the choice of captain. Wayne has shown a great attitude towards everything he does. I have been very impressed by his professionalism and his attitude to training and to my philosophy." Van Gaal said.
“He is a great inspiration to the younger members of the team and I believe he will put his heart and soul into his captaincy role. Darren Fletcher will become the vice-captain. Darren is a natural leader and will captain the team when Wayne isn’t playing. Darren is a very experienced player and a very popular member of the dressing room, I know he will work well alongside Wayne.”
Rooney will lead the newly fashioned United side out on Saturday as the Premier League begins...