Wayne Rooney had to ask Morgan Schneiderlin who Manchester United-bound forward Anthony Martial is, the midfielder has revealed. United captain Rooney approached his French teammate after the defeat to Swansea, when reports were first emerging that manager Louis van Gaal was trying to buy Monaco forward Martial, in a bid to discover about the 19- year-old.

Schneiderlin, who is in the France squad with Martial, replied that the teenager has similarities with Thierry Henry.

“To be honest, [on Sunday] on the plane, Wayne Rooney came to speak to me and asked me who Martial was, because the English press had started to speak,” the former Southampton player told reporters in France.

“I told him he’s a great player with great potential, who has played some good matches with Monaco last season and the beginning of this. I told him he is technical and powerful. A little like Thierry Henry, even if it’s the press who are making that comparison.”

L’Equipe has reported that the deal could eventually be worth €80 million, which would be a higher fee than Real Madrid paid Juventus for Zinedine Zidane in 2001.