Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney believes that his side can go on and win the Premier League title next season.
Dutch boss Louis van Gaal has had a season of ups and downs, failing to find consistency at Old Trafford, but having got the Premier League giants back in the Champions League; their is a firm confidence that the club can push for the English title next season.
Something, captain Rooney believes his side are capable of, despite ending 17 points off champions Chelsea.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Rooney revealed: “I believe we are [close].”
“You take the first 10, 11 games and I think we had 13 points. When you consider from after that amount of games to where we’ve finished, we’ve probably got as many points after that as anyone else.
“I think we’re close, there’s no doubt about it. You can see in our performances, we’re outplaying teams, dominating possession, and it’s just that final thing of taking our chances.
“In the Chelsea game, if I had scored that with my left foot then it could have been a completely different game and might have put them under a bit of pressure – it might have been a lot closer than it’s finished.
“As a group of players, myself and the manager – we all believe we’re close and I’m sure with a player or two in the summer we’ll have a good chance of going for the title.”