Wayne Rooney has revealed that Louis van Gaal was keen on him playing like Erling Haaland during his time at Manchester United. Of course, back then, Haaland was not a professional footballer, so the Dutchman did not actually use him in particular as a reference point for the English legend. But the former Manchester United boss’ idea was for his number nine to get involved in build-up play that much. Wayne Rooney says Louis van Gaal wanted him to play like Erling HaalandDuring Manchester City’s latest 1-0 win against Brentford, Erling Haaland just had 32 touches of the ball during the contest…
