Sir Alex Ferguson has done his first interview since his retirement, and has attempted to build bridges with Wayne Rooney by praising the Manchester United striker.

Ferguson said that Rooney is ‘back to what we remember’ in the Bayer Leverkusen win.

Here’s the complete interview by MUTV:

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