Van Gaal calls for calm as Man Utd beat Liverpool in Miami

Rooney shines again as United claim International Champions Cup with five wins on the trot

 Darren Fletcher and Wayne Rooney lift the International Champions Cup
(Image credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Man United 3 Liverpool 1. New Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has warned fans not to get too carried away after their pre-season tour of the US ended with a symbolic 3-1 triumph over arch-rivals Liverpool.

The come-from-behind victory at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami won United the International Champions Cup trophy. It was the Red Devils' fifth success in a row under Van Gaal and there is now an air of expectancy about the new season.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.