Wayne Rooney of Manchester United: Exclusive interview in full

Wayne Rooney sat down with Sky Sports News HQ to discuss all things Manchester United, including the players' support for Louis van Gaal.

Speaking ahead of United's Boxing Day clash at Stoke, which is live on Sky Sports, Rooney said confidence in the squad is lower than normal but insisted the manager has the full backing of the players.

"You have a lot of people talking about things they believe are happening but in reality a lot of people who are writing that stuff don't actually know what's happening," said Rooney. 

"We are working hard, we are fighting with the manager to try and get the results and turn this season around.

"The last few results haven't been great for us and it's frustrating, and as a player it's hard to deal with so we have to be strong together and try and get the better results we need.

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"Of course we haven't won games in the last few weeks and it's normal the confidence will be a bit lower. We need to try and lift it because we have tough games coming up."

Watch the full exclusive interview with Rooney in the video above