Ashley Young went through somewhat of a renaissance under Louis van Gaal in the second half of last season.

The 29-year old struggled for Manchester United in the early stages of the 2014/15 campaign but van Gaal showed faith in his abilities and backed him to rediscover the form that landed him a move to Old Trafford in the first place.

"Working with Louis van Gaal has been a great experience," Young told the club's official website.

"From pre-season the manager came in and talked about his philosophy and what he wanted to get out of it, the little details in training and just bringing the club on in the way he saw it and how he wanted things to go, it's been fantastic.

"The manager has called upon me whether it's been left wing-back, left wing or left-back and I've gone out there and given 110 per cent as I always do and I've enjoyed the season.

"As I say, as a footballer you want to be playing regularly and I've been able to do that this season. I've enjoyed it, I've really enjoyed playing football again. I've kicked on and I've enjoyed every minute of it."