Wayne Rooney has said that he sees no reason why Manchester United can't mount a serious title challenge next season.
Louis van Gaal's first season ended with a fourth-placed finish in the final standings in the Premier League table, and United captain Rooney believes that the Red Devils can push champions Chelsea for the title next term.
The England captain told Sky Sports News: "I believe we are [close]. You take the first 10, 11 games and I think we had 13 points.
"When you consider from after that amount of games to where we've finished, we've probably got as many points after that as anyone else.
"As a group of players, myself and the manager - we all believe we're close and I'm sure with a player or two in the summer we'll have a good chance of going for the title."
United ended their campaign with a goalless draw away to Hull City on Sunday, in a result that saw the Tigers relegated from the top flight.
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