By . David Kent . Louis van Gaal appears to have the Midas touch already at Manchester United. The Dutchman hasn't been long in the Old Trafford hotseat but seems to have stamped his authority on the squad. Ahead of United's opening pre-season friendly against LA Galaxy on Thursday, Van Gaal underwent shooting drills with his squad. Do it like this: Louis van Gaal (left) instructs Wayne Rooney (right) how to shoot during a practice session . Pick that out: Van Gaal (left) tells Rooney (right) and his team-mates to shoot in the corners at all times . Eyes peeled: Van Gaal (left) also told his players to look at the goalkeeper first before shooting . At a boy: Van Gaal (left) praises Phil Jones after he follows his instructions and scores in training . No messing about: Van Gaal appears to have made his mark on the United squad already since joining . Speaking directly to Wayne Rooney, Antonio Valencia and Phil Jones the Red Devils boss was filmed teaching them how to become prolific in front of goal. 'Before you shoot you have to look at the goalkeeper,' he said. 'And then your shot doesn't need to be very hard. 'It has to be in the corners. You can see what the goalkeeper is doing.' 'Is he like that or like that? Then you have to shoot. Keep noticing that,' he added, gesturing to the trio on how to beat a goalkeeper. Phil Jones was quick to receive praise from the former Ajax, Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss after heeding his instructions during training. And the words of van Gaal clearly worked as United crashed home seven goals in a thumping pre-season win against their MLS opponents - with Rooney finding the back of the net with a penalty in the first-half. Following Thursday's win at the Rose Bowl Stadium, United now head to Denver, Washington DC and Detroit against Roma, Inter Milan and Real Madrid during their USA tour. On target: Rooney scored a first-half penalty in United's 7-0 pre-season friendly win against LA Galaxy . VIDEO Van Gaal delighted with new-look United .
Louis van Gaal tells Wayne Rooney and his Manchester United players how to shoot during a practice session .
Van Gaal instructed the England man, Antonio Valencia and Phil Jones how to beat a goalkeeper ahead of Thursday's friendly against LA Galaxy .
Van Gaal's words were clearly heeded as United won 7-0 at the Rose Bowl with Rooney on the scoresheet .
By . David Kent . Louis van Gaal appears to have the Midas touch already at Manchester United. The Dutchman hasn't been long in the Old Trafford hotseat but seems to have stamped his authority on the squad. Ahead of United's opening pre-season friendly against LA Galaxy on Thursday, Van Gaal underwent shooting drills with his squad. Do it like this: Louis van Gaal (left) instructs Wayne Rooney (right) how to shoot during a practice session . Pick that out: Van Gaal (left) tells Rooney (right) and his team-mates to shoot in the corners at all times . Eyes peeled: Van Gaal (left) also told his players to look at the goalkeeper first before shooting . At a boy: Van Gaal (left) praises Phil Jones after he follows his instructions and scores in training . No messing about: Van Gaal appears to have made his mark on the United squad already since joining . Speaking directly to Wayne Rooney, Antonio Valencia and Phil Jones the Red Devils boss was filmed teaching them how to become prolific in front of goal. 'Before you shoot you have to look at the goalkeeper,' he said. 'And then your shot doesn't need to be very hard. 'It has to be in the corners. You can see what the goalkeeper is doing.' 'Is he like that or like that? Then you have to shoot. Keep noticing that,' he added, gesturing to the trio on how to beat a goalkeeper. Phil Jones was quick to receive praise from the former Ajax, Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss after heeding his instructions during training. And the words of van Gaal clearly worked as United crashed home seven goals in a thumping pre-season win against their MLS opponents - with Rooney finding the back of the net with a penalty in the first-half. Following Thursday's win at the Rose Bowl Stadium, United now head to Denver, Washington DC and Detroit against Roma, Inter Milan and Real Madrid during their USA tour. On target: Rooney scored a first-half penalty in United's 7-0 pre-season friendly win against LA Galaxy . VIDEO Van Gaal delighted with new-look United .
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