Louis Van Gaal has praised his team after their 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League.

United beat CSKA thanks to a Wayne Rooney second half goal and and after the match Van Gaal declared himself very pleased with his side's performance and with the three points that take United to the top of their Champions League group.

Van Gaal said: "Wayne [Rooney] is Wayne, he shall always contribute in a game. It was a fantastic goal. The tackle of Marcos Rojo was fantastic, the pass of Michael Carrick and the cutback of Jesse Lingard. Then the header of Rooney.

"It was fantastic. I'm very happy about the performance of my players, also about the result and also the fact we are top of the group."