Rooney, the team’s captain, says the feeling in the dressing room is that they have turned a corner.
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“It was fairly shortly after I’d got rid of the idea of retiring and changed my mind, and I had to rethink about how we were going to take the club forward”, Ferguson said in the official United programme.
Shedding light on the same, Rooney insisted that it feels more like the old United now, especially because of the presence of Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, who made strong impact last season.
“I joined Everton as 9 year old and my development there has played a huge part in my success since – they gave me my chance in the game and I’ll always be thankful”.
“I can see Zlatan playing alongside him and Mourinho telling Rooney that he doesn’t have to come back and link the play”.
Steven Beck played with Rooney when the pair were emerging talents at Goodison and now works alongside the England skipper in his role as head of agency services with Triple S Sports and Entertainment Group, one of the leading agencies in the industry.
“I know it’s a one-off game, but we want to show we can win a trophy early on – we feel that’s an important event for us”. But it was United who were willing to stump up the cash, and he will now fill a void which has been missing in the Red Devils’ midfield since, perhaps, Paul Scholes retired – and even as far back as when Roy Keane left the club. Then you will see a different Wayne Rooney.
“I wouldn’t have rested six players”. If you look at the teams that spend the most money in Europe, they’re not necessarily the teams that won the championships.
This is the same Wayne Rooney that has never been a “consistent” player. You get that from winning. But we didn’t play.
You don’t get much for free in this day and age – especially where football is concerned.
“It was hard to change the game, impossible really”, he said. Allardyce has said he will reveal his decision when the squad meet up for their World Cup qualifier against Slovakia in September.
Afterwards, the 34-year-old went on to acknowledge the effect that Pogba would have on the club during his post-match interview.
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“He was one of those players who, when you trained against him, somehow he would just hurt you”.
