Wayne Rooney form: Louis van Gaal 'sick' of questions about Manchester United captain, but stats are serious concern
The skipper again failed to have much influence on the game
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Your support makes all the difference.Louis van Gaal declared himself "sick" of answering questions about Wayne Rooney's displays following the Manchester derby. However the skipper's statistics from the goalless draw at Old Trafford make his form impossible to ignore.
United and City played out a scoreless stalemate for just the third time in Premier League history on Sunday and just like against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, Rooney struggled to get into the game. The United captain, who turned 30 on Saturday, failed to test Hart as Anthony Martial, deployed again on the left, looked by far the most dangerous player in United red.
"I have to talk every week about Rooney, why?" the United manager said.
"You have your opinion - write it. I don't give any more answers about Wayne Rooney. I am sick of them."
The questions about the United skipper were inevitable considering his stats from the match...
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 0
Pass success rate: 55 per cent
Key passes: 0
Dispossessed: 6 times
In fairness to Rooney, he was not the only one who struggled to make an impact on what was a poor game devoid of risk-taking bravado or entertainment, but with him currently being deployed as a number nine, the onus is on him to influence the game.
Manchester United's next game is against Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday. Their next Premier League game is against Crystal Palace.
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