With Rooney’s elevation to England captain his Manchester United appointment, the 28-year-old is arguably achieving greatness before our eyes though all he ever seems to get is criticism.

Ex-Manchester United manager David Moyes has been left out in the cold since he was fired by the club last year – and things have got even icier as he took part in the ice bucket challenge.

The allegations related to an alleged incident which occurred in May inside the Emporium Wine bar in Clitheroe

Charlton, who described new manager Louis van Gaal as a ‘really clever man’, says this year’s morale-boosting pre-season tour will work wonders on United.

Van Gaal previously took over from Bobby Robson at Barcelona in 1997, inherited a decent squad that had just won three titles the previous season and then flourished in his first term including winning the title

With a new regime in place at Old Trafford, now is the time for Van Gaal to copy Mata’s old boss Rafael Benitez, at former club Chelsea, and play him behind likely starting duo Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney.

Zaha was signed for £15million from Crystal Palace by Sir Alex Ferguson in January 2013 and then helped the London club into the top flight.

Louis van Gaal may be known as a no-nonsense, autocratic football philosopher, but it is his ability to turn players into family members that Manchester United need most.

The defender, 35, is working for the BBC as a pundit at the World Cup after the club brought his 12-year stint at Old Trafford to an end in May.

Herrera, 24, was one of David Moyes’ main transfer targets last summer, and was widely expected to sign for the club from Athletic Bilbao

The 26-year-old, nicknamed ‘Little Pea’ and who was officially the fastest player at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, scored his country’s final goal in a 3-1 defeat of Croatia to secure a place in the last 16.