Van Gaal has no complaints over Rooney's red card during West Ham 2-1 win

Manchester United football team manager Louis van Gaal has no complaints about the red card that captain Wayne Rooney received during Saturday's 2-1 win over West Ham United.

Rooney received a red card from referee Lee Mason during the Premier League match, being sent off for the sixth time in his career after kicking out at West Ham midfielder Stewart Downing.

Van Gaal said that it was the right card, adding that he could imagine why Mason did it. Rooney would now miss three games, including a home fixture against Premier League leaders Chelsea, The BBC reported.

The dismissal was the third of Rooney's United career, a day before the 10th anniversary of his debut for the club following his 25.6 million pounds move from Everton.

Rooney was sent off once while at the Goodison club, and has picked up two red cards while playing for England. His last red card came in an international for England against Montenegro in 2011, with his most recent dismissal in the Premier League a sending-off for United against Fulham at Old Trafford in March, 2009.

Rooney's foul on Downing, as the West Ham man looked to break, came in the 59th minute after he had earlier put United ahead with his 175th Premier League goal, overtaking Thierry Henry's total to put him third on the competition's all-time scoring list.

As well as missing the Chelsea game, Rooney would also be suspended for matches at home to Everton and away to West Bromwich Albion either side of the next international break.

Van Gaal said that it would be a great miss, as Rooney played very well and he was very pleased with the skipper.

The Dutchman added that he thinks one has to do it in a more friendly way, and added that he calls that a professional foul. He said that maybe one does not want to hear it but in professional football one makes professional fouls.