Wayne Rooney outlines Manchester United manager ambition
Wayne Rooney has expressed his ambition to manage Manchester United, and believes Ralf Rangnick is a ‘professor type’ coach.
Rooney is receiving praise for his work as manager of Derby County, who, despite an 11-point deduction, are in danger of being relegated from the Championship. With 16 games remaining, Derby is in second place and only five points from safety.
Everton wanted to interview Rooney for the manager’s job, but the 36-year-old refused out of devotion to Derby, thus Frank Lampard was chosen instead.
United slid to sixth in the Premier League rankings after a 1-1 draw with Burnley on Tuesday night, trailing leaders Manchester City by a massive 21 points.
In the film, Rooney focuses on his 2010 transfer request, which was sparked by worries over Sir Alex Ferguson’s team rebuilding following the losses of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez in 2009.
“Actually, five years after that conversation, Alex Ferguson saw where the club was headed and he moved out of there as quickly as he could, and they’re still cleaning up the pieces now,” says the author “Rooney explains.
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Rooney was in charge of Derby County to a 3-1 win against Hull City while United dropped further points at Burnley, and he believes his concerns about the club’s path were foreseen 11-and-a-half years ago.
Rooney told the MEN, “I obviously haven’t seen the game (against Burnley), but I’ve seen the result.” “I believe they are going through a difficult time, as you can see from a few incidents off the field. If I’m being honest, it’s been going on for a long. These are issues I raised in 2010.
“I am, indeed (surprised at how far United have fallen). They’ve tried everything, to be fair. They’ve tried extremely experienced managers in Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, David Moyes, Ole, and now a more professor type in the current boss.
“I truly believe they need to bring someone in and allow them time to create a squad, compete, and return to the levels we all believe they should be at.”
“No, listen, Manchester United and Everton are both teams I’d love to manage one day,” Rooney joked when asked if he was interested. “But I’ve got a commitment to Derby County, I’m battling for them, so my attention has to be on Derby.”
In the wake of additional criticism of Harry Maguire’s form, Rooney has offered advice on how to deal with the burden of captaining United.
After a faultless European Championship for England, Maguire has had a difficult season, and he was to blame for Burnley forward Jay Rodriguez’s equalizer.
The £80 million defender was named United captain less than six months after joining the club, and he was detained in August 2020 on the Greek island of Mykonos. Rooney is represented by the same agency as Maguire and spoke with him about the ordeal in Mykonos. Rooney, who has been involved in unwanted incidents throughout his career and captained United for three years, is represented by the same agency as Maguire and spoke with him about the ordeal in Mykonos.
“Yeah, I’ve spoken to Harry a lot, had a great conversation with him, obviously about the situation in Greece, but also about football,” Rooney said. “I talk to Harry about things and try to help him and, of course, give him advise.
“But he’s his own person, and he’s the captain of Manchester United in his own right, and you have to go through these periods occasionally to grow yourself.”
