Wayne Rooney wants to forget his Manchester United captaincy debut as quickly as possible.

The England striker had skippered United on several occasions before, but his first match as full-time captain came on Saturday when Swansea travelled to Old Trafford.

Rooney equalised Ki Sung-yueng’s opener with an acrobatic volley but could not find another, and Swansea ran out 2-1 winners thanks to Gylfi Sigurdsson’s 72nd-minute winner.

For Rooney, it was by no means a satisfactory way to start his spell as United skipper, and he quickly wants to move on from the defeat.

“It was a proud moment but a disappointing result,” he told MUTV.

“It’s not one I’ll look back on and remember with fond memories.

“You always want to win. It was a nice moment, but I’m disappointed we lost.”

Saturday’s match was an afternoon of firsts. United manager Louis van Gaal got his first taste of English football – although it will be one he wants to get out of his mouth quickly.

Tyler Blackett and Jesse Lingard made their debuts, and for Adnan Januzaj it was the first time he wore the prestigious number 11 shirt.

Ryan Giggs owned that jersey for the last two decades, so the diminutive Belgian felt pride - and pressure – when he pulled it on at the weekend.

“It was a big honour for me and my family and I was very happy to have it given to me,” the young midfielder said.

“There is pressure on me because there was a legend in front of me who had it for 20 years, but I am really happy with that.”

Januzaj was keen to stress nothing should be read into the defeat.

“It was a very disappointing match but it’s only the first one of the season so it’s nothing,” said Januzaj.

“We’ll move on to the next one now.”

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