Rooney excited by Mourinho arrival

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is excited by the appointment of Jose Mourinho and is looking forward to working with the new manager at the start of 2016/17.

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Mourinho was announced as United’s new manager on Friday morning and visited the Aon Training
Complex on Monday, where he met club legend Sir Bobby Charlton and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
The 53-year-old arrives at Old Trafford with an enormous pedigree, having won 22 major team honours in four different countries, and Rooney is eagerly anticipating what lies ahead for the Reds.
Speaking at a news conference ahead of England’s Euro 2016 warm-up match against Portugal on Thursday night, Rooney said: "He's one of the best managers in the world. It's an exciting time for Manchester United.

"He knows the Premier League very well and I'm looking forward to it [working with Mourinho]."
For now, Rooney’s focus is on international matters as he looks to captain England to Euro 2016 glory in France. The forward is one of three Reds in Roy Hodgson’s squad, alongside Chris Smalling and Marcus Rashford, with the team kicking off their campaign against Russia on 11 June in Marseille.
"It's a proud moment to captain the team heading into a tournament,” said Rooney. "It's a young squad but it has got a lot of quality. I'm injury-free, whereas in a lot of tournaments I've had little niggles. I'm happy with my fitness and form."

Rooney scored England's second goal in Friday's friendly win over Australia, after Rashford had netted barely two minutes into his senior international debut to continue his remarkable rise, with confirmation of the 19-year-old's place in England's tournament squad coming only 96 days after his senior United debut.
"The way Marcus took to coming into the Manchester United team and the way he’s performed from when he’s come in until the end of the season has been incredible," Rooney continued. "He’s certainly showed what he can do in his first game for England, getting his first goal in the first couple of minutes.

"I think what’s pleasing about him is his attitude. It’s first class and that’s shown around the hotel and on the training pitch and he deserves it. He could be a real positive for us.”

Hodgson added: "Rashford’s had that fantastic end to the season and he’s a very interesting player. He has special qualities and I think that’s been recognised by everybody – and it will be very interesting to see in a squad of 23 whether or not he can bring those qualities to bear at an even higher level."