WAYNE ROONEY has revealed the sweet conversation he had with former Manchester United team-mate Henrikh Mkhitaryan immediately after he made the Champions League final.
The Armenian played 79 minutes of Inter Milan’s thrilling Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona before he was replaced by eventual match-winner Davide Frattesi.
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The 36-year-old has starred for Inter since 2022, joining from Roma on a free transfer which followed an underwhelming spell in England with Arsenal and Manchester United.
During his time in England he played alongside Red Devils icon Rooney, with the pair reuniting at the San Siro last night, with the ex-England star appearing on Amazon Prime for the clash.
And after the game, Rooney was seen hugging and chatting to former Old Trafford colleagues Mkhitaryan and Matteo Darmian.
Asked what he had spoken about with his old team-mates by host Gabby Logan, Rooney said: “Yeah, obviously, they’re all delighted, as you could see.
“We were talking about the kids! We said congratulations, and then asked each other about the children.”
Amazon’s broadcast showed the heartwarming moment the stars embraced one another, with Rooney then pointing towards one of his children running on the pitch before they shared a laugh.
Rooney also reserved special praise for Darmian, who had come off the bench to replace Yann Aurel Bisseck in the 71st minute.
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He said: “I’m delighted for them, especially Matteo, because he had difficult moments at times at Manchester United.”
Mkhitaryan starred for Man Utd between July 2016 and January 2018, making 63 appearances, while Darmian, 35, played for them between 2015 and 2019 and made 92 appearances.
The attacking midfielder’s goal in the Europa League final helped Rooney to complete the full set of trophies at Man Utd.
Both stars were involved in Inter’s last run to the Champions League final in 2023, where they lost 1-0 to Manchester City, with Darmian starting the game and Mkhitarayan coming off the bench.
They will be hoping set the record straight by becoming European champions this time around – with Inter eyeing their first Champions League title since 2010 under Jose Mourinho.
Simone Inzaghi’s side will face either Arsenal or Paris Saint-Germain in the Munich final on May 31.
PSG lead 1-0 following Ousmane Dembele’s strike at the Emirates last week, with the second leg being played out at the Parc des Princes tonight.