Former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney says “everyone from the staff to the kitmen” was unhappy during Jose Mourinho’s reign at Old Trafford.
Mourinho departed after two-and-a-half years last Tuesday with club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer installed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
The Norwegian has hit the ground running back at the club with United turning in a superb performance in thrashing Cardiff 5-1 on Saturday.
Sources at the club claim spirits have been raised since the 55-year-old’s departure with Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford – both on the score sheet on Saturday – hailing the “positive changes” made by the new man in charge.
Speaking during his appearance as a pundit on BT Sport, Rooney echoed those sentiments.
“Everyone from the staff to the kitmen, they weren’t enjoying it. You can see the staff are happy today and the players are too,” he said.
He continued: “The lads played with a lot of energy, enjoyment and excitement.
“When you’ve got confidence, you put yourselves in positions to score goals. That’s what we did. We were playing higher and the full-backs were higher. We pinned them back and created a lot of chances.”
