LOUIS VAN GAAL should have started Wayne Rooney in Manchester United's 2-0 defeat by Stoke, according to Dwight Yorke.
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| Wayne Rooney started the game against Stoke on the bench |
The Red Devils suffered their fourth straight defeat in all competitions in a miserable afternoon for the Dutch boss at the Britannia Stadium.
Van Gaal opted to start his captain on the bench before bringing him on at half-time when they were already trailing by two goals.
And Yorke believes it was the wrong decision to leave him out of his starting XI.
"When you look at where Man United are now - sixth in the league, out of the Champions League, lost to Bournemouth, Norwich, now at Stoke, it's been his worst run here," Yorke said.
"I look for leadership, for fight throughout the team, the togetherness, and all of those things seem to be missing.
"Of course, leaving out your talisman, your captain in the most difficult situation.
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| Rooney failed to score in United's 2-0 defeat to Stoke |
"Someone with his experience, even though his form has not been the greatest, I felt it went against [Van Gaal] and he got it wrong again.
"I think the timing was wrong, he's had so many opportunities to leave Wazza out and in his most difficult time as United manager to leave your captain out I think was a big call.
"He's an experienced manager and you have to make these calls but it went against him today and I think it was the wrong move."
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