Once the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from Old Trafford, the Manchester United board of directors has set to work to find a coach capable of redirecting the situation that the Mancunians are going through. Eighth, 3 points behind the European positions, 12 behind the leadership and after accumulating 4 defeats in the last 5 games, the Red devils They need a coach who radically changes both the game and the mood of the players. The arrival of the Norwegian, already a former Manchester United manager and a club legend, changed a very negative dynamic after the dismissal of José Mourinho. That is why, if a former footballer managed to lift the team, why couldn’t another old man known as Wayne Rooney be able to do the same?
The historic striker of the Red devils, now a Derby County manager, has been asked in Sky Sports for a possible return to the Mancunian team, this time to occupy the local bench at Old Trafford. “I am committed to this club until someone tells me otherwise”he stated emphatically. For the Rams, bottoms with 0 points due to a double penalty that has led them to lose the 21 achieved to date, it would be a hard blow to lose their coach in the middle of the season, so heading to Manchester seems not to be part of the plans from Rooney: “I am the manager of Derby County, I continue to work hard to achieve the best results on the field for this team, I am committed to this club.”.
However, the former Manchester United player wanted to show his support for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: “First of all, it’s always sad when a coach loses his job, especially a former teammate.”. In addition to being legends of the Mancunian team, Rooney and Solskjaer coincided during the 2005/2006 and 200672007 seasons in the Manchester United dressing room, sharing minutes on the pitch in a total of 29 games. “I’m sorry for Ole (Gunnar Solskjaer), I think the club has made a decision about its future, so it’s a sad day.”, finished.
Beyond the situation that Derby County is going through due to breach of the financial ‘fair pay’, Wayne Rooney’s coaching career is short, perhaps too long to face a crisis like that of Manchester United. The former English striker, who hung up his boots on the English Championship team in the 2020/2021 season, was appointed, immediately afterwards and during the past course, as interim technician of the Rams. After achieving salvation and avoiding relegation to the English third division on the last day, Rooney has already accumulated 55 games leading the English team.
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Rooney says ‘no’ to United