Thursday 4 August 2016 07:51, UK
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has been impressed by new manager Jose Mourinho's low-key approach since arriving at Old Trafford.
Rooney gave his observations after his testimonial match against former club Everton, which finished in a 0-0 draw on Wednesday night.
The match was Mourinho's first in charge at home, and the final game before Sunday's Community Shield meeting with champions Leicester at Wembley.
Two of Mourinho's predecessors, Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes, were in the stand to show their appreciation for Rooney's 12 years at United and the striker insisted that Mourinho has yet to adopt the same confrontational style as Fergie.
"He's not someone who is going to come in - at the moment, he hasn't anyway - and start throwing things," said Rooney.
"You never know when the season starts. He's competitive and wants to win every game, whether it's a friendly tonight or the Shield on Sunday.
"He obviously gets his message across. He wants to win but he's not a real big shouter.
"He expects a lot from his players and just from him talking, he has got that aura about him where you know exactly the message he's getting across to you."
Ferguson earned a fierce reputation with stories of him having often thrown tea cups in anger in the United dressing room when things were not to his liking.
Mourinho may not have the same approach but, according to Rooney, he is every bit as much a winner as Ferguson.
"He wants to win. He wanted to win tonight," said Rooney. "He re-iterated that at half time. Playing for Manchester United, even if it's a friendly game, you want to win.
"Unfortunately we didn't, but it's something myself and my family will remember."
A drab game had little to entertain the 58,597 crowd, who will help Rooney raise a reported £5m for charity, and, as has been the case throughout the pre-season games, Mourinho used 22 players during the 90 minutes.
The pairing between Rooney and new signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic lasted less than an hour, although there were glimpses of its potential.
"It was a good performance but also minutes on the pitch," said Rooney. "That's only a second game for a few of the players in pre-season so it was important we got a few minutes.
"In the first half, I thought we played some good stuff and created some chances. Second half was a bit stop-start with all the changes but there are positives we can take out of the game tonight and certainly things we can work on."
