A 3-0 win for Manchester United against Spurs equalled a happy Louis van Gaal. His post-match press was going well until he was asked about Wayne Rooney and Phil Bardsley's kitchen pugilism.
Speaking on Sky Sports, the Old Trafford boss could not understand the interest in the video obtained by The Sun.
I cannot imagine that we are talking about such a thing. That a newspaper are paying a lot for a video and that I have to answer questions about that. I think what is this world twisted.
Pressed further on whether it would be an issue between him and Rooney, the Dutchman was brusque with his answer.
I don't want to answer this question because I think it is ridiculous that we have to talk about such things.
Wayne Rooney was pretty calm about the whole affair.
That’s the world we live in today. It was a few mates in a private house which has somehow managed to go on the front page of a national newspaper. It was me and a few friends joking around.