Wayne Rooney has passionately insisted that Ravel Morrison is 'very misunderstood', leaping to the defence of his former team-mate.
Morrison, a free agent after leaving Dutch side ADO Den Haag in January, is on trial with Rooney's Derby and played in a 2-1 friendly defeat against United on Sunday.
And after the game Rooney claimed the midfielder has very quickly hit the ground running, and improved the standards in training.
He said: 'I think with Ravel, he's very misunderstood. His ability is clear for everyone to see.