Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney believes the playing group will all benefit from their first season under Louis van Gaal.

The Dutchman stepped in last summer to get the Red Devils back to the Champions League which he has achieved immediately.

Rooney admits it was a tough start to the campaign under a completely new regime but feels that the players are now accustomed to van Gaal's way and are desperate for success under the former Holland boss next season.

"The manager has come in and been excellent," he told the club's official website.

"It's a different way of working to what we're used to and I think the players have embraced that. In the first few months it was different, we found it tough, I think that probably showed in our performances.

"But since then I think everyone has seen the quality of football that we've been playing and I'm sure with the experience the manager has got we'll all kick on, we'll learn a lot and it will benefit us."