Wayne Rooney has claimed that one day of training under Jose Mourinho has convinced him of Manchester United’s ability to challenge for honours this season.
United captain Rooney arrived in Shanghai with his Old Trafford team-mates on Wednesday morning after returning to pre-season training 24 hours earlier following an extended break in the wake of England’s involvement at Euro 2016.
While the campaign in France ended in humiliation, with England losing to Iceland in the second round – a defeat which cost manager Roy Hodgson his job – the 30-year-old insists he is optimistic about United’s prospects following Mourinho’s arrival as Louis van Gaal’s successor earlier this summer.
United are due to face to Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City in China on a two-game tour before tackling Galatasaray in Gothenburg next week.
But despite spending just one morning on the training ground with Mourinho, Rooney believes that the former Chelsea manager has already proved his credentials for restoring United to the summit of English football.
“I've only had one day [training with Mourinho] since we came out, but it was a very good day, the training session,” Rooney said.
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