Wayne Rooney will forever spark debate, even long after his goalscoring days had ended. And you can count on him always having an opinion on what’s going on at his previous clubs, especially Manchester United.Rooney was given space by The Times to publish his opinions to the world, and the former England international caused waves with his stance regarding his old teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford.”I wouldn’t play Cristiano Ronaldo, and I wouldn’t play Marcus Rashford. ‘If I was in Ten Hag’s position, my main concern would be getting energy on the pitch, and United’s failure to recruit a striker means they relied on Ronaldo against Brentford, even though he hadn’t trained a lot with the team. He looked like he needed time to get match fit. He has also let it be known that he wants to leave the club. I don’t know his reasons, but I’d let him — he’s a great player and will always score goals but the task for Ten Hag is to produce a team that can compete for the title in three or four years’ time. That means rebuilding with younger players.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6579696##Anyone is entitled to their opinion but this is the worst moment for Rooney to announce his. As it happens, his DC United lost their last match in the MLS 6-0. The humiliating result against Richard Odada’s new club Philadelphia Union renders Rooney’s immediate opinion pretty much irrelevant.Many CR7 fans were quick to point out Rooney’s less than impressive managerial record. Since he returned to America last month, the Englishman has a win record of just 28 per cent.🎙🤡 Wayne Rooney:“If I was Erik ten Hag, I wouldn’t start Cristiano Ronaldo (and Marcus Rashford) against Liverpool.” pic.twitter.com/12W0t7O00l— TCR. (@TeamCRonaldo) August 20, 2022 Rooney has been in professional football for 20 years, but after the Philadelphia game, he said he had “never felt that as a player or a coach. I don’t want to feel that again.”Maybe he should keep opinions about clubs on other continents to himself – at least for a while.
