Hard analysis by Wayne Rooney (36)!
The Manchester United legend (between 2004 and 2017 a total of 559 competitive games for the “Red Devils”) has called for personnel changes in the current situation of the club – and has not taken big names into account.
The 120-time England international, who currently coaches second division side Derby County, says United must part ways with megastars Cristiano Ronaldo (37) and Paul Pogba (29).
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Speaking of Ronaldo, who he played with at Manchester, he said: “When you look at the future of the club you have to choose young, hungry players to revitalize Manchester United over the next two or three years. And Cristiano is not. He’s obviously not the player he was when he was in his 20s. So what happens, that’s football. He’s a threat for goal, but for the rest of the game you need others, you need young players.”
Pogba, who returned to United in 2016 for €105m and whose contract expires at the end of the season, should also leave the club. Rooney: “He’s gotten to a point where it’s better if he moves on. If Paul is honest with himself then he hasn’t had the impact he would have wished for himself since returning to United. I see him playing for France and he’s a completely different player there, his skills, his vision, his game control. It didn’t work out so well for Manchester.”
