Manchester United's Louis van Gaal 'sick' of Wayne Rooney questions

Manchester United's play got longer as the game wore on, City seemed to settle for a point way before the end, having had the best of the first half. There were just five Englishmen among the 22 starters but this was a match devoid of what we

The Argentinian started the match at left-back in the long-term absence of Luke Shaw and quickly found himself in a personal duel with Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgium international who has excelled for his new manager Manuel Pellegrini since joining the 

Luke Shaw, a Manchester United left-back, denied he was gay yesterday after a UK paper reported that two Premier League footballers plan to come out.

A bristling Louis van Gaal refused to answer questions about Wayne Rooney's form after Manchester United's goalless draw with Manchester City at Old Trafford, saying that he is “sick of them”. Rooney was close to anonymous in the 170th Manchester derby 

Should Manchester United end up with some silverware this season Louis van Gaal will no doubt be congratulated on his thoroughness. If they do not, he is likely to be accused of overcomplicating matters. Photograph: John