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• Wayne Rooney urges Arsenal to hijack Man Utd move for £40m star

  10-03-2025 08:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney (Picture: BBC Sport)Wayne Rooney believes Arsenal should try to hijack Manchester United’s move for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.Mateta, 27, has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford as he continues to impress at Selhurst Park.Signed from Mainz in 2022, Mateta endured two underwhelming seasons at Palace but has thrived over the past two campaigns with 34 goals in all competitions.It was reported last week that Manchester Unite
  
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• Jamie Carragher compares ‘special’ Myles Lewis-Skelly to Man Utd and England legend after Arsenal win

  09-04-2025 11:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  Myles Lewis-Skelly passed another big test as Arsenal thumped Real Madrid in the first leg (Picture: Getty)Jamie Carragher hailed Myles Lewis-Skelly as a ‘very special’ talent after Arsenal’s stunning win over Real Madrid and likened the full-back’s mentality to that of a young Wayne Rooney.A Declan Rice-inspired Arsenal put one foot in the Champions League semi-finals with a famous European victory in front of a rapturous Emirates crowd on Tuesday night.The England midf
  
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• Wayne Rooney praises Arsenal star who ‘passed big test’ against Real Madrid

  09-04-2025 00:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney speaking after Arsenal’s victory over Real Madrid (Picture: Amazon)Wayne Rooney singled out Myles Lewis-Skelly for praise after Arsenal’s remarkable Champions League victory over Real Madrid.Lewis-Skelly produced another impressive performance to help Arsenal run out 3-0 winners over Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.The stunning win – inspired by two Declan Rice free-kicks and Mikel Merino’s goal – gives Arsenal a three-goal lead going into the second le
  
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• England legend Wayne Rooney reveals three clubs tried to sign him from Man Utd

  01-04-2025 08:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney asked to leave Manchester United in 2010 (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has revealed three teams ‘made approaches’ to sign from from Manchester United.Rooney looked set to leave Old Trafford in 2010 after a public fall-out with Sir Alex Ferguson resulted in him handing in a transfer request.The ex-England striker even released a statement in which he confirmed his desire to leave, insisting it was not down to money but ambition.But Rooney then made a U-turn and signed a n
  
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• Wayne Rooney wees up wall of posh London street in front of passersby

  31-03-2025 01:11 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former football star Wayne Rooney found himself answering nature’s call on the street while out in London with friends (Picture: GoffPhotos.com)Wayne Rooney was rather embarrassingly caught short as he urinated up against a wall while on a night out with pals this weekend.The former professional footballer paused to relieve himself in the street in London, in view of passersby, while enjoying an evening with friends.Ex-England and Manchester United star Wayne, 39, headed across the road t
  
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• Wayne Rooney mocked by Gary Lineker after revealing surprising phobia on live TV

  30-03-2025 12:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney revealed his surprise phobia (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney left Gary Lineker and his fellow pundits in hysterics after revealing his surprise phobia live on air.Rooney and Lineker were joined by Theo Walcott and Glenn Murray for the live coverage of Brighton’s clash with Nottingham Forest on Saturday evening.And after a quiet first half on the south coast, Lineker decided to turn the attention to Rooney who had revealed a rather unusual fact about himself earlier on in the day
  
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• England and Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney reveals surprising phobia on BBC show

  30-03-2025 12:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney revealed his surprise phobia (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney left Gary Lineker and his fellow pundits in hysterics after revealing his surprise phobia live on air.Rooney and Lineker were joined by Theo Walcott and Glenn Murray on the BBC’s live coverage of Brighton’s clash with Nottingham Forest on Saturday evening.And after a quiet first half on the south coast, Lineker decided to turn the attention to Rooney who had revealed a rather unusual fact about himself earlier on
  
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• ‘Beyond belief’ – Wayne Rooney slams Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo for resting players against Brighton

  29-03-2025 18:44 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney was stunned by Nottingham Forest’s team selection (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney says he would be ‘fuming’ if he was a Nottingham Forest fan after Nuno Espirito Santo decided to rest key players for the side’s FA Cup quarter-final clash with Brighton.Forest suffered a significant blow in the week as it was confirmed that Chris Wood, the club’s top scorer this season, would be unable to feature due to a hip injury.Taiwo Awoniyi was named in place of Wood
  
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• Jesse Lingard reveals the strict dressing room rule Wayne Rooney enforced at Manchester United

  22-03-2025 22:46 via metro.co.uk
  
  Jesse Lingard says Wayne Rooney kept him grounded in his early senior days at Manchester United (Getty)Jesse Lingard has revealed that Wayne Rooney ordered Manchester United’s academy players to not buy a flash car until they played 50 senior games for the club.Lingard joined United’s academy at the age of seven and ended up making his first-team debut under Louis van Gaal in 2014.The 32-year-old, who now plays for FC Seoul in South Korea, made 232 appearances for United and helped
  
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• Wayne Rooney says Chelsea star ‘struggled all game’ in defeat to Arsenal

  17-03-2025 13:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Reece James was tasked with man-marking Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice at the Emirates (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney says Reece James ‘struggled all game’ against Arsenal and man-marking Declan Rice proved a ‘job too big’ for the Chelsea captain.Mikel Merino’s towering first-half header proved the difference in Sunday’s turgid London derby, with Chelsea offering very little by way of reply at the Emirates.The Blues had seemingly turned a corner having won four
  
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• England and Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney reveals he almost played for another country

  17-03-2025 09:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney (Picture: Getty)England legend Wayne Rooney has revealed he came very close to playing for another country.Rooney established himself as one of England’s greatest ever players during an international career that spanned 15 years.The footballer-turned-manager amassed 120 caps – the second-most in history – and scored 53 goals, which was the record before Harry Kane became England’s all-time leading goalscorer in 20
  
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• Coleen Rooney ‘offers support’ to Danny Jones’ wife after Wayne Rooney scandals

  15-03-2025 15:29 via metro.co.uk
  
  Coleen Rooney is said to be supporting Georgia Jones following husband Danny’s Brits kiss scandal (Picture: Shutterstock)Coleen Rooney has reportedly said she is there to support Danny Jones’ wife Georgia Jones following the McFly star’s alleged Brit Awards kiss with Maura Higgins.Danny, 38, who has been married to wife Georgia Horsley since 2014, appeared to kiss Love Island star Maura, 34, at a Brits after-party.Photos of the encounter went viral, with Da
  
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• Wayne Rooney names just TWO Man Utd players he’d keep as team look ‘scared’

  13-03-2025 12:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney wants Man Utd to undertake a huge clearout (Picture: Getty Images)Wayne Rooney feels Manchester United look ‘lost and scared’ and he named just two current players he would keep beyond this season.As the Red Devils’ nightmare season stumbles on, they have a chance to give their ailing campaign a boost on Thursday night when they meet Real Sociedad in the second leg of their Europa League last 16 tie.While they may be able to paper over some cracks in Europe, Roone
  
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• ‘I thought I had him’ – Wayne Rooney reveals he tried to sign Man Utd star

  12-03-2025 10:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney (Picture: MUTV)Wayne Rooney has revealed he tried to sign Manchester United star Amad Diallo during his time in charge of Derby County.The England legend has his first taste of football management at Pride Park, spending a year-and-a-half as Derby manager from January 2021 to June 2022.Rooney tried to use his Old Trafford connections to sign Amad on loan and ‘thought’ he had secured a deal for the Ivory Coast winger.But Amad joined Scottish gian
  
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• Wayne Rooney blasts ‘lazy’ Liverpool star at fault for Paris Saint-Germain goal

  11-03-2025 22:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rooney was not impressed with Liverpool’s defending (Picture: Getty Images)Wayne Rooney blasted the ‘lazy’ Virgil van Dijk after naming the Liverpool star at fault for Paris Saint-Germain’s opener against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.After their snatch-and-grab job in Paris last week, Liverpool found themselves a goal behind after 12 minutes at Anfield in Wednesday’s return leg with a place in the quarter-finals of the competition up for grabs.Dembel
  
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• Harry Kane beats Wayne Rooney Champions League tally and chases another Man Utd legend

  05-03-2025 22:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane was on the score sheet yet again for Bayern Munich (Picture: Getty Images)Harry Kane has now produced 48 goal involvements in the Champions League, overtaking Wayne Rooney’s tally in the competition.The England captain opened the scoring for Bayern Munich on Wednesday night in their all-German last 16 clash with Bayer Leverkusen.Former Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise swung in a brilliant cross for the ex-Tottenham superstar to head home after just nine minutes.75 minutes in
  
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• Wayne Rooney reveals the ‘biggest mistake’ Mikel Arteta has made at Arsenal

  05-03-2025 02:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney before Arsenal’s Champions League clash against PSV (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has revealed the ‘biggest mistake’ Mikel Arteta has made during his time in charge of Arsenal.Barring a miraculous comeback in the Premier League title race or a first-ever Champions League win, Arsenal will go a fourth successive season without a trophy under Arteta.The Gunners have repeatedly challenged for the title over the past three years, twice finishing just behind Pep Guardio
  
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• Arsenal hero sends warning to Manchester United after PSV battering

  04-03-2025 23:28 via metro.co.uk
  
  Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard loving life during Arsenal’s hammering of PSV (Picture: Getty Images)Martin Odegaard will be full of confidence when Arsenal face Manchester United on Sunday, says Theo Walcott, after scoring two goals in the 7-1 demolition of PSV on Tuesday night.The Gunners were in rampant form in Eindhoven as they demolished their hosts in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.A second leg is still to play at the Emirates next week but the tie is over and
  
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• Chelsea legend Petr Cech names Man Utd star who was a ‘nightmare’ to face

  04-03-2025 16:57 via metro.co.uk
  
  Petr Cech admits playing against the Man Utd star brought the best out of him (Picture: Getty)Chelsea legend Petr Cech has named the one Manchester United star who face a true ‘nightmare’ to face during his stint at Stamford Bridge.The former goalkeeper enjoyed a trophy-laden spell in his 11 years at Chelsea from 2004 to 2015, playing a total of 494 games for the Blues.Cech helped Chelsea clinch four Premier League titles, four FA Cup trophies, three League Cups, the Champions Leagu
  
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• Wayne Rooney names ‘fantastic’ striker who ‘should be playing at Man Utd’

  03-03-2025 08:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  United made the decision to sell him over a decade ago (Picture: Visionhaus/Getty Images)Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney insists Brighton star Danny Welbeck should still be playing at Old Trafford.Welbeck emerged from the United academy in 2008, playing alongside Rooney for six years.While earmarked for a long career at Old Trafford, the striker was sold by Louis van Gaal in 2014, joining Arsenal.Injury problems curtained his career in north London but after a spell at Watford, Welbeck ha
  
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• Ruben Amorim hits back at Wayne Rooney ‘naive’ claim after Man Utd exit FA Cup

  02-03-2025 22:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ruben Amorim has defended himself after Wayne Rooney’s comments (Picture: Getty)Ruben Amorim has defended himself after Wayne Rooney suggested it was naive for the Manchester United manager to suggest his side are looking to win the Premier League.United’s hopes of ending the season with a trophy took another hit after the Red Devils were knocked out of the FA Cup on penalties by Fulham.Amorim’s side fell behind on the brink of half-time after Calvin Bassey headed home from a
  
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• Paul Scholes names the ‘top five players’ to ever play for Man Utd

  26-02-2025 01:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Paul Scholes (Picture: Getty)Paul Scholes has named the ‘top five players’ to ever play for Manchester United.Scholes is well-placed to assess the club’s greatest players as one himself; during his 20-year spell at Old Trafford he lifted 11 Premier League titles, five domestic cups and two Champions Leagues.The legendary midfielder is in fact one of the most decorated footballers in history and regarded as one of the best players of his generation.Scho
  
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• ‘I was Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate – but £6.5m Man Utd star was the best I played with’

  24-02-2025 20:10 via metro.co.uk
  
  Axel Tuanzebe came through Man Utd’s academy and spent eight years in the first-team before joining Ipswich (Photo: Getty)Axel Tuanzebe has been teammates with Manchester United legends like Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.But the defender says the best player he’s ever played with was a £6.5million star who lasted just 18 months at Old Trafford.Tuanzebe joined United at the age of eight but would make just 37 senior appearances for the club, spending much of his time out o
  
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• Wayne Rooney criticises ‘strange’ Man City transfer decision after Real Madrid defeat

  11-02-2025 23:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney criticised Man City’s ‘odd’ transfer decision after their defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League (Amazon Prime Sport)Wayne Rooney has branded Manchester City’s decision to let Kyle Walker leave in January as ‘strange’ following their 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League on.Pep Guardiola’s side now have a mountain to climb in order to reach the Champions League knockout phase after they threw away the lead on two occasion
  
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• England legend Wayne Rooney names Chelsea star Thomas Tuchel should build team around

  30-01-2025 13:05 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney is a huge fan of Cole Palmer (Credits: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire)Wayne Rooney has urged new England manager Thomas Tuchel to find a way of getting Cole Palmer into his Three Lions team.The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss was hired as Gareth Southgate’s replacement last October but the German did not officially begin his new role until the start of this month.Tuchel has been a regular face at grounds up and down the country in recent weeks as he considers his options befor
  
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• Wayne Rooney reveals what he’s told Marcus Rashford about leaving Manchester United

  30-01-2025 10:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford is pushing to leave Manchester United before the end of the January transfer window (Getty)Wayne Rooney has revealed that he has told Marcus Rashford to leave Manchester United and says he was ’embarrassed’ to see the England forward training on his own at Carrington last weekend.Rashford has already made it clear that he wants to leave United after he said in December that he is looking to find a ‘new challenge’ away from Old Trafford.The 27-year-old&rsq
  
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• Rio Ferdinand reveals what Wayne Rooney has said on Whatsapp about Man Utd flops

  29-01-2025 14:08 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ferdinand and his old teammates are ‘hammering’ the current side (Picture: Getty)Manchester United’s former stars including Wayne Rooney have been ‘hammering’ the current side in their private Whatsapp chat, Rio Ferdinand has revealed.Ruben Amorim’s side currently sit 12th in the Premier League table amid a woeful 2024-25 campaign.While there have been some impressive performances on the road up against old rivals Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool, there
  
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• Wayne Rooney in talks over major TV role after Plymouth sacking

  18-01-2025 00:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney is in talks to land a role as a pundit on Match of the Day (ProSports/Shutterstock)Wayne Rooney is in talks with the BBC over a pundit role on Match of the Day, according to reports.The former Manchester United and England captain is out of management once again after he was dismissed by Championship side Plymouth Argyle in December.Rooney took his fourth job in management at Plymouth back in May following previous spells with Derby County, DC United and Birmingham City.Howeve
  
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• Coleen Rooney says ‘supportive’ Wayne Rooney is embracing different role after I’m A Celebrity

  16-01-2025 19:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  Wayne and Coleen Rooney have been married since 2008 (Picture: JMEnternational/Getty Images)In the noughties, Coleen Rooney simply had to walk out of Cricket boutique in stilettos, jeans and a nice top to cause a commotion.Those of us who are now of an age that requires a serious skincare regime quite likely remember that time well. Perhaps a few of us even spritzed ourselves in her ‘Coleen x’ fragrance, wore her George range, read her autobiography Welcome to my World, indulged in
  
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• One of the most recognisable faces in Britain unrecognisable as Mrs Doubtfire

  16-01-2025 09:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  A beloved celebrity was unrecognisable in a recent post (Picture: Instagram/ coleen_rooney)Wayne Rooney was completely unrecognisable as he dressed as Mrs Doubtfire after watching the theatre production with his wife Coleen.
  The legendary footballer, 39, and his wife, I’m A Celebrity star Coleen, 38, had a ‘date night’ trip to the theatre on Wednesday.Coleen and Wayne watched Mrs Doubtfire at the Shaftesbury Theatre in the West End, with Coleencommenting that they ‘Reall
  
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