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Louis van Gaal has insisted no player is guaranteed a place in his Manchester United team.

The Dutchman admitted Wayne Rooney had more 'privileges' because he is captain, but added stars like Angel Di Maria, Radamel Falcao, Robin van Persie and Juan Mata will have to fight for their place.

Speaking ahead of the trip to Leicester on Sunday, Van Gaal said: “I don’t think any player is fixed. Only the captain has more privileges but no other player has privileges I think. Every player knows that because when you see how I manage my teams.

“I don’t think that Falcao interferes with Van Persie or Van Persie interferes with Falaco.

"Falcao is a very good striker but I said in the first press conference I like Van Persie also. He’s also a very good striker and we also have Rooney, Januzaj and Wilson.

"We have five players for the two strikers positions and I have to choose.”

Van Gaal - who revealed Chris Smalling is fit again after injury - also admitted Adnan Januzaj faces plenty of competition if he wants to win a place in the starting XI, despite his hat-trick for the Under-21s on Monday.

Van Gaal added: “He has to compete with very good players. That’s the reason.

"You can’t put 15 players in the squad, only 11.

"Wth this system he has to compete with a lot of potentially very strong strikers.

"When we play 4-3-3 then he should have maybe more chances but it also depends on the system we play. When I have changed my system he played."