LvG Angry On Rooney Questions

Louis van Gaal was angered by questions about Wayne Rooney's private life after a newspaper published a video of the Manchester United striker apparently being knocked unconscious during a 'lads night in' at his Cheshire home.

The video shows Rooney and his friend Phil Bardsley wearing boxing gloves and sparring playfully before the intensity increased and Rooney was knocked flat on his back by a left hand from the Stoke defender.

Rooney inspired his side to a 3-0 Premier League victory over Tottenham on Super Sunday at Old Trafford, scoring the third goal and celebrated by punching the air and then falling to the ground.

When asked for his opinion on the matter, Van Gaal answered by calling the whole episode "ridiculous".

"In what sort of world do we live in?" he said.

"I can't imagine we are talking about such a thing. That a newspaper are paying a lot for a video and that I have to answer questions about it. What is this world, twisted?

"I think it is ridiculous that we have to talk about such things."