Wayne Rooney

The England international could return alongside Ander Herrera for their visit of the Canaries, as he nears his 500th appearance for the club in all competitions

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal wants captain Wayne Rooney to mark his 500th appearance for the club with a goal, should he return against Norwich City.

Rooney picked up an ankle injury against Leicester City and missed the games with West Ham, Wolfsburg and AFC Bournemouth.

The England skipper has trained fully during the week, along with Ander Herrera, who is recovering from a hamstring problem, and Van Gaal hopes he can play a part in Saturday's game at Old Trafford.

"Three or four players are coming back," he told reporters in his press-conference.

"They have trained this week, Rooney, Herrera have trained a full week. But Herrera hasn't played for four weeks, and that's different.

"Rooney is less, two weeks, so it's possible he can play, but we have to wait and see. We have players who have trained only one day.

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Louis van Gaal

After the Blues relieved the Portuguese coach of his managerial duties on Thursday, the Red Devils boss admits he thought it was a "big surprise"

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says he was shocked to learn that Jose Mourinho had been sacked as manager of Chelsea - and admits he could be next to face the chop.

Mourinho left the Premier League champions by mutual consent on Thursday, with technical director Michael Emenalo citing "a palpable discord" with his players as one of the main reasons for his departure.

Talk of disharmony between Van Gaal and some of his own United players has surfaced during recent weeks, with the 20-time English champions having failed to win any of their last five matches.

Mourinho has even been linked with a possible move to replace Van Gaal at Old Trafford and, while the former Netherlands boss insists the United atmosphere is strong, he accepts results must improve.

"It's fine, but I've said that already more than once. I've seen articles that it's not like that, so it's a bit crazy," he said when asked about the dressing-room morale during a press-conference.

"I have the full confidence of my board and my players, I feel that.

"But we have to get results. We have to win, we know that, the players know that, I know that. So there's not any doubt. When you lose too much, also for me, it's the end of the world."

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Guus Hiddink

The former Real Madrid manager, who is heavy favourite to take over as the Portuguese's replacement at Stamford Bridge, admits he is unsure whether he wants the job

Guus Hiddink has admitted he is in two minds over taking the vacant manager's role at Chelseagiven their "bad situation".

The former Real Madrid and PSV boss has been strongly linked with taking over at Stamford Bridge following the sacking of Jose Mourinho on Thursday.

Hiddink previously coached the Blues on an interim basis following Luiz Felipe Scolari's departure in 2009.

But the Dutchman has conceded that he does not know whether he wants to take up the position for a second time.

Guus Hiddink "I want to gain as much information as possible. Chelsea is in a bad situation and there are reasons for that," he told De Telegraaf.

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