Van Gaal takes no added satisfaction from Rooney goal

Louis van Gaal believes the end of Wayne Rooney's goal drought will boost the Manchester United captain's confidence but took no extra pleasure in seeing him break his duck.

Rooney netted his first Premier League goal in 1,000 minutes as United cruised to a 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday in a game that also saw Memphis Depay score his maiden league goal since joining from PSV in first-half stoppage time.

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