Wayne Rooney has hit back over criticism of Manchester
United's capitulation at Leicester and says Louis van Gaal's side should not be
written off. Rooney, who was appointed captain by the Dutch boss in the summer,
could not prevent Leicester turning over the Red Devils on Sunday.
United let slip a 3-1 lead to lose 5-3 at the King Power
Stadium on Sunday, leaving themselves 12th in the Premier League with five
points from as many games and already eight points adrift of leaders Chelsea.
Despite spending more than 150 million pounds on new
signings Angel Di Maria, Daley Blind, Radamel Falcao, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera
and Marcos Rojo, Van Gaal still has just one competitive win to his name at
United.
Rooney took to his official Facebook page on Tuesday night
to insist that the club would turn things around.
Van Gaal has injury concerns at the back following Sunday's
defeat with Jonny Evans expected to be out for a month after limping off in the
first half at Leicester, joining Phil Jones on the sidelines.
Tyler Blackett also picked up a red card in Sunday's defeat
and will miss West Ham's visit to Old Trafford this weekend, with Shaw set to
be handed his debut while Rojo could be moved into centre-back.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that Van Gaal could be
ready to use Michael Carrick as an emergency centre-back to steady the ship at
the heart of United's leaky defence.
Carrick is yet to make his first appearance under Van Gaal
after undergoing surgery on an ankle ligament injury in the summer but is back
in training at Carrington. The midfielder has played in the position previously
under Sir Alex Ferguson and has reportedly spoken with Van Gaal about filling
in again.
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