Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney feels the players have started to understand Louis van Gaal's demands in training and on match day.

United stretched their winning streak to six matches on Sunday with a morale-boosting 3-0 victory over arch-rivals Liverpool.

"We are all aware of what the manager wants now both on and off the pitch," Rooney said.

"We all bought into his ways. He is a great manager. He is great with the players.

"He is honest with the players who are players and those who aren't which is great.

"We have a great team spirit. Everybody is pulling together. We all want to win. We all want to be successful. As long as we keep working we won't be far away."