‘Are you alright?’ – Gary Neville stunned as Wayne Rooney admits he STILL wants to manage and reveals unusual next step
‘Are you alright?’ – Gary Neville stunned as Wayne Rooney admits he STILL wants to manage and reveals unusual next step
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WAYNE ROONEY left Gary Neville absolutely gobsmacked by revealing his intention to return to management. Wazza was given his marching orders by Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle last December after just seven months in charge. The sacking was Rooney's SECOND of 2024, a year which started off with Birmingham City handing him his P45.
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But the Manchester United legend isn't giving up hope of becoming a successful manager, saying during the latest episode of the Stick to Football Podcast: "I would like to go back in.". Rooney's admission stunned former team-mate Neville, who proceeded to ask him: "Are you alright?".
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"No I would do," Rooney continued. "But it'd have to be the right club. Certainly the right club.". Wazza, however, is in no rush to return to the dugout. England's former all-time leading goalscorer said: "I'm not in a massive rush to go back in. "There are different things that I'm looking at to try and get involved with as well.
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"Unless something was absolutely the right thing to do, [then I'm not rushing back in].". JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. WAYNE Rooney took the football world by storm when he made his debut for 2002 with Everton. He quickly became the club's youngest-ever goalscorer aged 16 years and 342 days and was named the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year.
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