Manchester
United captain has revealed it is all change at Old Trafford this
season - as the club's dressing room is now dominated by the Spanish
language.
Mail Online reports that Rooney believes English is getting 'pushed aside' after a host of new signings in 2014 brought about a big influx of Spanish speaking stars.
Angel Di Maria, Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera and Radamel Falcao are four players who arrived in the summer window who speak it as their first language, though Rooney insists that Louis van Gaal is looking for each player to become fluent in English.
"You get in the dressing room and everyone's speaking Spanish! English is getting pushed aside a bit. All the senior players are helping the new lads settle in too and there's a lot of foreign players so they can help each other too.
"The manager makes sure the players are speaking English as well and the club make sure things are put in place for them to adapt to life in England.
"It's different (at Manchester United now from previous years) in terms of the changes which have been implemented in the squad since Sir Alex stepped down as manager. This is especially the case in terms of the players that have come in and left the club at the same time, so we are all adapting to it at the moment and hopefully we can be successful."
Rooney and the Spanish speaking stars were all present last weekend as United surrendered a 3-1 lead against newly promoted Leicester City, going on to lose 5-3.
The Mail also claims that van Gaal's decision to substitute Di Maria when the game was locked at 3-3 was not well received by the United players, who launched expletive outrage at the Dutchman bringing off one of their best attacking players.
Mail Online reports that Rooney believes English is getting 'pushed aside' after a host of new signings in 2014 brought about a big influx of Spanish speaking stars.
Angel Di Maria, Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera and Radamel Falcao are four players who arrived in the summer window who speak it as their first language, though Rooney insists that Louis van Gaal is looking for each player to become fluent in English.
"You get in the dressing room and everyone's speaking Spanish! English is getting pushed aside a bit. All the senior players are helping the new lads settle in too and there's a lot of foreign players so they can help each other too.
"The manager makes sure the players are speaking English as well and the club make sure things are put in place for them to adapt to life in England.
"It's different (at Manchester United now from previous years) in terms of the changes which have been implemented in the squad since Sir Alex stepped down as manager. This is especially the case in terms of the players that have come in and left the club at the same time, so we are all adapting to it at the moment and hopefully we can be successful."
Rooney and the Spanish speaking stars were all present last weekend as United surrendered a 3-1 lead against newly promoted Leicester City, going on to lose 5-3.
The Mail also claims that van Gaal's decision to substitute Di Maria when the game was locked at 3-3 was not well received by the United players, who launched expletive outrage at the Dutchman bringing off one of their best attacking players.
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