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Wayne Rooney will be a familiar face in the Old Trafford crowd as he watches his old side take on Huddersfield today.

The former England striker - now plying his trade for MLS side DC United - is back in this country for the festive period.

But even though he's an Old Trafford legend, Rooney was still searched on his way into his old hunting ground.

Rooney then posted a picture of himself in front of an empty stands with the caption 'Old Trafford' and a heart emjoi.

Underneath fans showed their appreciation with Ryan saying: "Welcome back Wazza".

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Another said: "Need picking up after the game mate?"

And another fan said: "Wish you were still playing at Old Trafford, absolute legend."

MLS players sometimes come back to the Premier League during the American off-season - but Rooney has no plans to follow suit.

In fact he has been doing media duties since returning to these shores.

Rooney says the reason Jose Mourinho did not keep the Manchester United stars onside was because of his poor man management skills.

The Red Devils' all-time top scorer played just one season under the Portuguese and revealed he was left surprised by Mourinho's lack of communication with the players.

The 55-year-old was sensationally sacked last Tuesday and Rooney believes a better verbal relationship with his players could have helped.

"In my opinion, obviously being there for a year with him, he didn’t [keep players onside]," Rooney told BT Sport .

"And I think that was the one surprise I had, the communication with the players wasn’t as much as it could have been.

"And I think when you leave a player out of a game, sometimes, for a player, it gives a bit of freedom of the mind when the manager says I’m leaving you out for this reason or for that reason.

"But the players didn’t get that, and I think that’s the most difficult thing for a player to try and work out why you’re not playing.

"I think the big thing with Jose was the communication with the players, and I know the players weren’t happy with him."