Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has revealed the two former teammates who were the most “annoying” players during his illustrious spell at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney had a prolific playing career for both club and country and the former Manchester United star is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time.
The 38-year-old former United and England striker arrived at Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson and Rooney had a sensational impact at the Premier League club.
Rooney broke Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time goalscoring records for both United and England, with the latter being later eclipsed by Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane.
The United legend, who was axed from Birmingham City in January, carried on his playing spell at the Red Devils after Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out of the club in 2023.
Rooney inherited the captaincy at United under former Red Devils boss Louis van Gaal, whom he had a close relationship with, before his exit from the club in 2017.
Rooney on two ‘annoying’ ex-Man Utd teammates
Wayne Rooney returned to boyhood club Everton for a brief second spell before playing for DC United and Derby County towards the end of his playing career.
The ex-Manchester United star has been out of management since his ill-fated spell at Birmingham City and has since been taking part in punditry in recent weeks.
Rooney took up punditry duties for United’s 2-0 Premier League win over Everton at Old Trafford, with Rio Ferdinand and Joleon Lescott both part of the coverage, too.
During TNT Sports’ coverage, ex-England and United captain Rooney was asked about his former teammates and had to sum them up with one-word answers.
According to the Manchester Evening News, the former Birmingham City and DC United boss described ex-United teammate Phil Neville as “annoying.”
Rooney’s other choice for “annoying” teammate was none other than cult hero Nani, who the United legend previously claimed was his worst teammate at the club.
Rooney keen for management return
Despite enjoying his time on punditry, Rooney admitted that he is keen to bounce back from his setback at Birmingham City and return to management.
“I definitely want to get back into management,” he said on BBC One last month.
“It was a setback what happened at Birmingham, but I’m a fighter and I want to get back into it.
“The aim is to manage in the Premier League eventually, Manchester United or Everton are the dream jobs, but it’s a process.
“In the next 10 years hopefully, I can be in with a chance of taking one of the top jobs.”
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