Wayne Rooney did not believe Manchester United should have sacked Louis van Gaal and did not want Jose Mourinho to succeed him – new documentary footage has shown.
Van Gaal was dismissed immediately in the aftermath of guiding the club to the FA Cup in 2016 – their first major trophy in the three years since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. The Dutchman had stabilised United’s results after David Moyes disastrously succeeded Ferguson in 2013, but failed to deliver a title challenge.
Mourinho, who had been dismissed from Chelsea months earlier, replaced Van Gaal in the Old Trafford dugout. He would guide the club to the Europa League and EFL Cup trophies in his first campaign but was dismissed in December 2018 with the club languishing in sixth place in the Premier League.
