Jose Mourinho and Manchester United squad in high spirits at Unicef dinner

Image: Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford and Timothy Fosu-Mensah arrive at the annual United for UNICEF dinner at Old Trafford

Jose Mourinho and the Manchester United squad were in high spirits at a charity dinner on Monday night.

The team are eighth in the Premier League following Saturday's disappointing 0-0 draw with Burnley, but were all smiles at the 17th annual United for Unicef gala dinner.

Mourinho auctioned off the clothes he was wearing when he was unveiled as United's new manager in July - before taking off his watch to auction as a special last-minute lot.

Image: Jose Mourinho donates his watch for auction at the annual United for UNICEF dinner at Old Trafford

Mourinho said: "Charity is one of the amazing things in society and I have always been very supportive of Unicef. You know that the money is going to the right place and is going to make a big difference.

Image: Jose Mourinho speaks at the annual United for UNICEF dinner at Old Trafford

"Tonight the money is going to help children in Thailand so we know that we are going to contribute to a better future - I think it is difficult to have a better feeling than that."

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Image: Mourinho donates his watch for auction at the annual United for UNICEF dinner at Old Trafford

'The Mourinho Collection' raised more than £30,000 with the evening producing more than £215,000 in funds for Unicef.

Image: Memphis Depay, Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrive at the annual United for UNICEF dinner at Old Trafford

But while there was a serious side to the occasion, Manchester United forward Memphis Depay entertained his followers on Snapchat with some hilarious images and videos.

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Image: Memphis Depay plays with Snapchat during the United for UNICEF gala dinner at Old Trafford

The Dutchman used filters to poke fun at himself and team-mate Henrikh Mkhitaryan and also got into the Halloween spirit by turning Marouane Fellaini into a vampire bat!

He also mocked Paul Pogba for spilling some drink on his dinner suit.

Image: Memphis Depay plays with Snapchat during the United for UNICEF gala dinner at Old Trafford

Other members of the first-team squad in attendance included forwards Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Wayne Rooney and Marcus Rashford - who was celebrating his 19th birthday.

Image: Wayne Rooney arrives at the annual United for UNICEF dinner at Old Trafford

Former Germany international Bastian Schweinsteiger was also present on the day he trained with the first-team squad for the first time this season.

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