Derby player-coach Wayne Rooney is grateful to Louis van Gaal for giving him the Manchester United captaincy.
Rooney says getting the call was a proud moment.
He recalled: “After pre-season, where he had tried a couple of players as captain, Louis phoned me up.
"He had chosen me as his new captain.
“I really wanted the captaincy at the time anyway, as I had been with the club for so long, so it was absolutely great.
“Louis said to me that on the pitch I was a top-class professional, but he wanted me to be that same off the pitch.
“I could see why. I had been up to a few things in the past off the pitch.
"I did not find it difficult to behave in a responsible way at the club, but away from the club it was different.
“Then I suddenly had a lot on my plate as a captain. There were all different roles and I had to keep a certain image as captain towards my fellow team-mates."