Facing the media ahead of the Red Devils' Champions League clash with Wolfsburg , Bastian was asked to comment on the revelation that Rooney likes to write poetry in his spare time - this drew only baffled laughter from the former Bayern Munich stalwart.
However, he went on to imply that he might find a public reading of Rooney's verses a little difficult. Schweini said: "Sometimes I don't understand his scouser accent". A few of Wayne's British teammates probably feel the same, to be fair.
Robin van Persie tension not a problem - Fenerbahce boss Vitor Pereira
Fenerbahce boss Vitor Pereira has played down talk that he has fallen out with Robin van Persie, saying: "Many times in football to win games you need these kinds of tensions."
Van Persie, who joined Fenerbahce from Manchester United in the summer after indicating he wanted regular first-team football, but the Dutchman has been on the bench for Fenerbahce's last two games after a disappointing showing in the 3-1 Europa League loss to Molde.
The pair had appeared to argue on the touchline before Van Persie's introduction in the 77th minute of the 2-1 victory over Bursaspor on Sept. 20, and there were further signs of dissent at the end of Sunday's 3-2 defeat to Besiktas.