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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney gave one lucky young mascot a tour of the Red Devils' Carrington training complex - but it wasn't just any old mascot.

Cast your mind back to United's Premier League clash with Swansea at the beginning of the season.

With the teams in the tunnel and ready to emerge onto the Liberty Stadium pitch, Swansea's mascot stood open-mouthed in awe of Rooney.

An image of the incident went viral on social media, so much so that he ended up being selected by Chevrolet, one of United's main sponsors, to interview Rooney and be given a tour of the club's training ground by the England captain.

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Rooney showed nine-year-old Tomos around Carrington, taking him to see the outdoor training pitches, the indoor training pitch and taking penalties with the youngster.

Young Tomos netted his penalty in the top left-hand corner, impressing Rooney who commented: "Well done, mate. Good penalty!"

Rooney, 30, has been in fine form in 2016 after a dismal first half of the season in which he scored just two Premier League goals.

In United's eight games since the turn of the year, the forward has scored seven goals, including three winners against Swansea, Sheffield United and Liverpool.

Next up for Rooney and co is a trip to Sunderland on Saturday, with United looking to narrow the six-point deficit between themselves and the top four.