Bastian Schweinsteiger reveals special feeling of wearing Man Utd shirt

Yet Van Gaal is relaxed regarding recruiting another frontline finisher because of how he hopes the side will play and his faith in Rooney, despite him scoring only 12 Premier League goals last season.

That means the United boss has been left with Rooney, unproven youngster James Wilson, and Javier Hernandez, who spent last season on loan at Real Madrid, in the forwards department. Van Gaal has identified Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Paris St-Germain’s Edinson Cavani as leading targets, but neither player will be sold this summer.

Van Gaal is targeting Barcelona’s Pedro, a forward who would be able to play across the attack of the manager’s planned 4-3-3 formation.

Rooney has been a global star since he was a teenager, playing three seasons with boyhood club Everton before moving to Manchester United in 2004.

Even if Rooney gets injured before the transfer window shuts, senior sources at the club insist Van Gaal would probably refrain from dipping into the market for a striker.

Despite the risk of relying on Rooney to stay fit and deliver at least 20 goals this season, Van Gaal has told Ed Woodward, United’s executive vice-chairman, that he is prepared to go into the new campaign without adding a centre-forward to his squad. And the former PSV Eindhoven winger admitted that starting for the Red Devils was a great feeling with club captain Wayne Rooney helping him a lot during the game against Club America.

“Wayne coached me a lot through the game and talked to me about which position I should take and when to defend”, Depay told United’s official website. “[I’ll] sit down with my wife and children and decide if it would be right for me”.

United will play their next friendly against San Jose Earthquakes on Tuesday and Young says that being away from home has helped the new faces get to know their new teammates.

Van Gaal revealed the Mexican will join up with United’s touring party on Saturday and has challenged him to show his worth.