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Man Utd boss Van Gaal: Rooney inspired Leicester win with pre-match speech

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says Wayne Rooney inspired his teammates to victory over Leicester City.

Rooney delivered a motivational speech before the game about wiping out the memory of their infamous 5-3 defeat.

"Rooney said before the start of the match, 'Do you remember how we lost that?'," said Van Gaal.

"Everyone wanted revenge. It's good and it is also that same feeling with Cambridge.

"Everything is against you at Manchester United and everything is in favour of the underdog.

"But, in spite of all the criticism we have had, we are still in the FA Cup and a lot of teams are not."

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