Intro:

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal explains why he chose to hand the captain's armband to striker Wayne Rooney on a permanent basis. The ex-Holland manager's first Premier League match is at home to Swansea on Saturday (KO 15:00 BST).

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English): Louis van Gaal:

"His [Wayne Rooney's] attitude of course... and that more or less in the pitch and on the training ground and also outside of the pitch but I have explained to him that also outside the pitch is very important for me. And he accepted the responsibility [of being Manchester United captain]. And I like him very much how he did train and also how he perform in the game and how he perform to his fellow players."

SOUNDBITE: (English): Louis van Gaal:

"It's also maybe what I have seen [on] Tuesday [in a friendly victory against Valencia]. I said to him: 'It was maybe to much for you as a captain'. But let it fly, I say, let it fly because in the United States he scored a lot of goals and made a great amount of assists. So I want to see that Wayne."