Wayne Rooney says Sam Allardyce left him ‘battered’ with carte blanche remark Read moreHe did not flinch. “No.”Gareth Southgate: retaining Wayne Rooney as England captain was simple choice Read moreAllardyce did, however, play Rooney in the position he craves, whereas Mourinho made it clear, in his first press conference as United manager, that he would not get that privilege under him. A lot is made of where I play, and how I play, and it gets a bit frustrating at times. You speak to other players who have done that [stopped playing] and they say it is a weird feeling. It’s like going to an audition when you get turned down – you want to prove yourself to people.

Source: The Guardian October 04, 2016 21:31 UTC