Rooney: Jose’s been fantastic

Wayne Rooney says Jose Mourinho has been “fantastic” at getting his message across as Manchester United prepare for the new season.

The England striker admits their plans have been disrupted by a cancelled friendly against Manchester City in China and the advent of international tours in general, but insists training has been “really good”.

Rooney, for whom a testimonial against Everton will be held in his honour next week, also believes new signings Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly have improved the squad, with Paul Pogba expected to follow shortly.

Rooney, who returned to training on Thursday after his post-Euro 2016 break, told Sky Sports News HQ: “Jose’s been fantastic. 

“Training’s been really good and preparation has been going well; you can see why he’s been successful with the way he works and how he gets his message across.

“We just want to get to the games now. We’ve got one in Sweden (against Galatasaray) that I’m forward to. As …

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