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Louis van Gaal claims Wayne Rooney is the best captain he has had - even if he struggles to understand his thick Scouse accent.

Van Gaal is a huge admirer of his Manchester United captain and says he ranks alongside Luis Figo, Ronaldo, De Boer, Philippe Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger as the best players he has worked with.

But the United boss poked fun at England's new record highest goalscorer when he claimed no-one outside Britain can understand him.

Speaking in an interview on Dutch TV, Van Gaal said: "When I speak, I am well articulated.

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"If you put Wayne Rooney here in the seat, and you start talking to him, do you think people can understand Wayne Rooney? You simply can't understand what he says."

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