Wayne Rooney is adamant that Manchester United will enjoy a successful season despite their disappointing start.
United’s Premier League campaign plummed new depths on Sunday when they surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 5-3 against newly-promoted Leicester City.
It left Louis van Gaal’s men languishing in 12th position with just one win from their first five matches, despite having enjoyed a relatively reasonable run of fixtures on paper.
However, captain Rooney took to Facebook to fire back at United’s critics on Tuesday, believing there is enough quality to enjoy a change in fortunes.
“There seems to be a lot of people who have written us off because of Sunday’s result but I don’t see it that way,” Rooney wrote on his page.
“When I look around our dressing room and see the quality we have and the manager’s unbelievable attention to detail I have no doubts this team will be successful.”
United welcome West Ham at Old Trafford on Saturday as they bid to get their Premier League campaign back on track.