The first scoreless Manchester derby in five years left Louis van Gaal frustrated and combative. Not over the inability of his United team - like City - to produce more than one shot on target but at the increased scrutiny of Wayne Rooney's performance up front in the Premier League on Sunday. A day after his 30th birthday, Rooney's seemingly guaranteed starting place looks harder to justify, however much the striker exerts himself in attempting to regain the prolific form of the past.
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