Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal wants new skipper Wayne Rooney to curb his on-field temper.
Van Gaal pulled Rooney aside after his first game as skipper against Valencia on Tuesday night and told him to "let it fly" after becoming concerned the striker was trying too hard to prove himself worthy of the armband.
He explained: "After what I saw on Tuesday, I said to him 'Maybe, it was too much for you as captain'.
"I think he wanted to show the public absolutely everything - that he is Wayne Rooney, the new captain. So I said to him 'Let it fly, let it fly' (relax and let it flow) because the most important thing is how he performs.
"On our tour of America, he scored a lot of goals and made a great amount of assists. I want to see that Wayne."
