Olympique Lyon ace Memphis Depay has revealed Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho offered the carrot of buying him back when he was sold two years ago.

Depay failed to settle in at Manchester United during his two years at the Old Trafford club, but has his career back on track at OL.

Talking to The Times, Depay said: "When I left, I said to Mourinho 'you will see me at the top'.

"He said 'OK, I hope that and I hope we will buy you back one day.' I never had a bad relationship with him."

On his relationship with Louis van Gaal, who brought him to Manchester United, the Dutchman said: "We didn't fall out, it was just a miss-connection with each other.

"As a team we didn't play great football and some things I don't understand - if you have talented young players, Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw and the others, they need freedom."