The Manchester United manager has no worries over his captain's inconsistent form and says that he wants the England striker to beat the club record before retiring
Louis van Gaal is unconcerned by Wayne Rooney's Premier League drought, with the Manchester United manager highlighting his impressive strike rate for club and country.
Rooney, who recently became England's all-time top goalscorer, has failed to net in his previous 10 league matches but is closing in on the club's record of 249 set by the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton.
Despite his lacklustre form in front of goal in the league, Rooney hit a hat-trick against Belgian side Club Brugge in a Champions League qualifier and boss Van Gaal believes that his history speaks for itself.
"It doesn't matter if it's the Premier League or the Champions League," he told reproters. "It does not matter to me who is scoring but we have to score more. When you are so dominant as we are, in all the matches, we have to win these.
"Rooney has a range of goals, like Juan Mata, Memphis Depay, Anthony Martial, Marouane Fellaini. You can count all the goals he's made. In my memory Rooney has scored a lot. He's nearly the record holder in the club. I hope he will beat that record.