Jose Mourinho claims he got “emotional” when Wayne Rooney ended his 13-year stay at Manchester United

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The 31-year-old left United earlier this month as
part of the deal that saw Romelu Lukaku move in
the opposite direction.
Rooney was limited to just five goals in 25
Premier League appearances (15 starts) in
Mourinho's first season in charge and assumed
an increasingly peripheral role as the season
progressed.
The United manager accepts it was in Rooney's
best interests to move on in search of more
regular playing time but insists the club were
happy for him to stay.
Jose Mourinho speaks to Wayne Rooney as he prepares
to go on for Manchester United
"I miss him a lot," said Mourinho. "I think he's a
fantastic guy. I'm not the kind of guy that gets
normally emotional in my job and I did it with him
when he left.
"But I'm sure that he's going to be very, very good
for Everton and Everton is going to be very, very
good for him.
"It was not difficult [to let him go] because he
deserves that, it's not difficult. He deserves what
he got and what he got was our desire for him to
stay and our respect by letting it be completely
clear that we would like him to stay.
Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku says working with
Jose Mourinho again was his main reason for joining the
club
"And at the same time, the respect that allows him
to be happy - allow him to try to play every game,
every minute which honestly I think he needs.
"At his age, I think with his genetic, with his body,
with his personality too, I don't think he's the kind
of player to be less motivated, not so happy
because he's not playing every minute.
"I think with his body he needs to be working at
high intensity every day, every match. So I think
he deserves that respect from us: if you want to
go, we have to make it easy for you to go."