Real Salt Lake midfielder Sunday Stephen was satisfied after making his team's starting line-up for a high-profile friendly against Premier League powerhouse Manchester United on Monday night.

And the Nigeria international has revealed that he had a catch up with some of his former teammates and Spanish friends, including Juan Mata and Ander Herrera.

Manchester United managed to beat their American opponents 2-1, with Mkhitaryan and Lukaku registering their names on the score-sheet.

''It was fun playing with a team of such caliber and I am glad to have met with my old Spaniard friends including Jose Mourinho,'' Sunday Stephen told allnigeriasoccer.com.

''Mourinho was asked during his press conference about Real Salt Lake and kudos to him to have complemented my team.

''Juan Mata gave me the shirt he played with after the game.''

Sunday Stephen was one of the stars in Spain's youth setup back in the day and is well known for his stint with La Liga side Valencia.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Caption : Mata's Manchester United number eight jersey handed to Sunday Stephen