5 Manchester United players who will love working under Jose Mourinho

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney will be looking to lead from the front next season

Wayne Rooney has been Manchester United’s talisman for a long time now and he will be eager to work with a serial winner like Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese manager is an avowed admirer of the England captain and Mourinho will be relishing the opportunity to work with a player of Rooney’s calibre.

Rooney has been starting in midfield in the recent past, but Mourinho has the tactical nous and guile to get the best out of Manchester United’s captain. Diego Milito is a striker who did spectacularly under Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan and Rooney will be hoping for a similar role under Jose.

One thing is for sure, no matter where Rooney plays for Manchester United this season, he will enjoy the full faith of Jose Mourinho.