Daily Express - 07.08.2019

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A teenage Rooney, top, makes

his Everton debut against

Spurs, scores in his last game

for Manchester United

against the same opponents

and, below, in action for DC

United against Real Salt Lake

think: ‘I didn’t realise

he sees it like that’.

Having that element is

good. You don’t want

to be predictable – for

your players to read

you so much. It keeps

people on their toes.

“For instance, Sir

Alex Ferguson would

change players. Is it

Nani this week or is it

Ryan Giggs? Is

Cristiano Ronaldo

playing through the

middle or on the left?

You need that in your

teams. I feel Wayne will

have that element to

him.

“He’s not scared of

sharing his opinion,

which is a good thing.

He can be

direct. He can

be hard to read

sometimes.

He’s still

connected to

the younger

generation,

talks their

language.

“He’s been

very lucky. Not

many people get to

play under the

managers he has –

managers who have

achieved so much.

Ferguson, Van Gaal,

Mourinho, Capello.

“Some big names

who have achieved

huge things at huge

clubs. Over the years

he will have taken

elements from their

coaching styles. He’s

going into it with his

eyes wide open.”

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Trafford in his 12th game in charge. The Rams

finished sixth in the Championship and lost to

Aston Villa in the play-off final. Lampard

signed a three-year deal as head coach of

former club Chelsea in July.

PAUL SCHOLES

Due to his stake in Salford City, Scholes

needed permission from the EFL to be

appointed manager of League Two

Oldham in February 2019 on an 18-month

contract. But he resigned after just 31 days

in charge and one win from seven matches.

side Rangers. His reign began with a

12-match unbeaten run but fierce

rivals Celtic won a third consecutive

domestic treble with Gerrard’s men

second in the league.

FRANK LAMPARD

Lampard was appointed

Derby manager in May

2018 and saw his side

knock Manchester

United out of the

Carabao Cup at Old

‘Class of 92’ Manchester United
team-mates Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt,
Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Phil
Neville in taking a 10 per cent share
in the club.

STEVEN GERRARD
Former Liverpool captain
Gerrard coached a number of
the club’s youth teams after
hanging up his boots before
signing a four-year deal to
manage Scottish Premiership

WAYNE ROONEY

already has his heart

set on managing

Manchester United,

according to former

team-mate Rio

Ferdinand.

Ferdinand believes

England’s record

goalscorer is making

the right move in

taking his first steps

into coaching at Derby.

Ferdinand, now a BT

Sport pundit, said: “His

end game is managing

Manchester United,

100 per cent. It’s a fact.

If he tells you any

different, he’s lying. He

will want to do that.

“Only time will tell if

he’s going to be the

man to be able to do

that. There’s obviously

a lot of work to

be done before

that.

“But Frank’s

[Lampard]

gone to the

place he will

have desired

more than

anywhere else

at Chelsea. Can

that happen for Wayne?

We’ll see.

“I’m not surprised

Wayne has done this

because, from speaking

to him, I know that’s

the way he wants to go.

It will be a great

opportunity.”

Rooney, 33, used to

be the face of

Manchester United’s

social poker betting

app and regularly met

team-mates for

late-night Texas

Hold’Em sessions.

Ferdinand said: “He

was good at poker,

wasn’t he? Having that

element of

unpredictability. When

he speaks and you

His heart is set on

Old Trafford’s top

job says Ferdinand

FERDINAND

UNITED:

Ferdinand,

right, is

backing

Rooney’s

bold move

MESSAGE TO ROO: Ferdinand offers his pal a lift

ALL-TIME GREAT

SHAKE ON

IT: Rooney

with Derby

manager

Phillip Cocu

THE LONG

JOURNEY

WAYNE ROONEY

AGE: 33

CLUB: DC UNITED

PREVIOUS CLUBS:

EVERTON, MAN UNITED

THIS SEASON: 23

APPEARANCES, 11 GOALS

PREMIER LEAGUE

ALL-TIME LEADING

GOALSCORERS

ALAN SHEARER 260

WAYNE ROONEY 208

ANDREW COLE 187

FRANK LAMPARD 177

THIERRY HENRY 175

PREMIER LEAGUE

ASSISTS

RYAN GIGGS 162

WAYNE ROONEY 103

FRANK LAMPARD 102

ANDREW COLE 73

ALAN SHEARER 64

MANCHESTER UNITED

ALL-TIME GOALSCORERS:

WAYNE ROONEY 253

BOBBY CHARLTON 249

DENIS LAW 237

JACK ROWLEY 211

GEORGE BEST 179

ENGLAND CAPS:

PETER SHILTON 125

WAYNE ROONEY 120

DAVID BECKHAM 115

STEVEN GERRARD 114

BOBBY MOORE 108

ENGLAND GOALS:

WAYNE ROONEY 53

BOBBY CHARLTON 49

GARY LINEKER 48

JIMMY GREAVES 44

MICHAEL OWEN 40

ME TO GRAFT

SURE BET:

Rooney

will earn

£100,000

a week at

Derby with

support of

an online

betting firm

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