Louis van Gaal was asked about the video which has circulated showing Wayne Rooney getting knocked out by Phil Bardsley.

The press had suggested that Rooney could be in hot water with the club for taking part in such things, with the risk it could pose to his health and fitness. Van Gaal apparently doesn’t agree.

In what sort of world do we live in? 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.