The Manchester Evening News, looking further ahead than this season, says Rooney plans to remain at Old Trafford beyond his current contract, which expires in 2019.
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“I think he’s had a fantastic career”.
“That is good because there is a little bit more pressure on the players”, he said.
‘We were disappointed the game was cancelled in China as we’d have got more minutes on the pitch.
“He will give the Man United midfield that power and that stature that I think they have missed for the last two or three seasons”.
Wayne Rooney hopes that the live stream will be met with success – and with more than 25 million Facebook Likes to his own name, not to mention Manchester United’s 70 million, it’s likely to be well received.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is delighted to finally be working with Wayne Rooney.
Wayne Rooney’s goal-scoring feats over the past 12 years were celebrated as he enjoyed a testimonial against Everton for charity, but Manchester United failed to deliver similar deeds as manager Jose Mourinho’s first game in charge at Old Trafford ended in a 0-0 draw.
“We need to play better”.
What he meant: “If we succeed, I’m taking the credit”.
However, it does appear likely that the Pogba saga will be resolved any day now as he’s due to start his pre-season preparations and the player will want his future sorted as soon as possible.
When or if a deal for Pogba, heavily linked with a world record £100million return to United from Juventus, materialises remains to be seen.
The United captain felt that there were positives to take from the performance though, on a “proud moment” for himself and his family, which was the club’s first home match under Mourinho. “The market closes on 31 August so we have plenty of time to do that but obviously I would like to do it before the Premier League starts”.
“When you make the decision to retire, you stop thinking, but once I chose to stay I started thinking again and it was really centred around bringing energy back into the team by looking at young players”.
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United continued to probe and press Everton and it was the lively Luke Shaw who had United’s next chance as then he received the ball on the left, but his powerful shot was deflected out for a United corner.
