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Lyon ace Memphis: Wayne! I don't own a red jacket...

Olympique Lyon ace Memphis Depay insists there's no problems with former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney.

Rooney revealed at the weekend a story about the Dutchman turning up to play in his Rolls-Royce wearing a red leather jacket and a cowboy hat after Louis van Gaal attempted to punish the player by selecting him for a reserve game. Memphis responded with a cheeky social media post.

"Why even a question? You saw my reaction! " People will take it as I'm serious," he laughed yesterday in Manchester ahead of tonight's Champions League clash with Manchester City.

"Some people can't take a joke and me and Wayne are very good friends. Of course he is a legend and when I heard about it I was just questioning - I don't have a red leather jacket out of my thousand leather jackets!

"I understand what he meant with it and that's it. It doesn't need to be brought up again. Still, it is.

"It's in the past and I'm a flamboyant guy and like nice stuff but that doesn't mean I couldn't be more smart. I've become more mature.

"Other than that, sometimes we take things too seriously and you should laugh about a joke and keep going.

"I'm sure he is happy with how I turn up now and the football player I am. I've been gaining more quality and feel very strong. It's all good."

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