Former Manchester United winger Memphis Depay has insisted that he maintained a good relationship with Jose Mourinho during his time at the club.

Depay completed his move to Lyon last week having been deemed surplus to requirements by Mourinho, making just one start and eight appearances overall across all competitions this season.

Mourinho has since suggested that he would be happy to welcome the 22-year-old back to Old Trafford one day, and the player responded in kind by praising the former Chelsea boss.

"His words were nice. In Manchester, I always worked as I had to. For me personally, it wasn't all that easy, I needed to play. But we didn't have a bad relationship," he told OL TV.

"He's a great coach and a great person. Now we'll see here how I play. In any case, I think he has said good things about me."

Depay made his debut for Lyon as a second-half sub during their 3-1 win over Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday.