Dutch legend Rudd Gullit feels that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is like club legend Sir Alex Ferguson in handling his players.

United skipper Wayne Rooney has been a subject of long-term transfer speculation, but Gullit points out that it will be Mourinho who will decide his future at the club.

Speaking on Football Focus, Gullit said: "You know what I like about this situation with Rooney, that Mourinho is in power, he decides what is happening, not the players.

"That is what Ferguson did also. He got rid of Jaap Stam - he regretted it, but he got rid of him.

"He also got rid of [David] Beckham when he thought it was right, and I think that is the sign of a great manager."