WAYNE ROONEY has admitted that he’d like to see Danny Welbeck still playing for Manchester United. The Red Devils academy graduate, 34, played alongside Rooney at Old Trafford between 2008

It is not, as Wayne Rooney suggests, naivety that is hampering Ruben Amorim, but his searing honesty, which might be saying something about his capacity to manage effectively at this level. Sometimes it is better to say nowt than put yourself through the punditry mincer.

United reportedly flirted with the idea of granting Rooney's wish and re-signing Welbeck in the summer of 2022. According to The Independent, the centre-forward's name was floated in meetings at Old Trafford as part of the search to give Erik ten Hag a new No. 9.