Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United should have re-signed one of his former Old Trafford teammates.

Ex-United manager Louis van Gaal made the decision to sell academy graduate Danny Welbeck in 2014.

Welbeck had made 142 appearances for the Red Devils but Van Gaal said his goalscoring record did not meet the club’s standard and was keen to make room for incoming signing Radamel Falcao.

Arsenal signed Welbeck for £16m but the striker endured a frustrating spell in north London before enjoying the best period of his career at current club Brighton.

Welbeck hit double figures in the Premier League last season and already has six goals this term after scoring again in Brighton’s 3-0 win over Leeds United on Saturday.

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