Pep Guardiola became the latest high-profile Premier League manager to defend Wayne Rooney on Friday after the England captain apologised following the release of pictures of him socialising in the early hours while on international duty. The Manchester City manager Guardiola refused to offer any criticism of the Manchester United captain, while recalling how he had sometimes had a drink himself during his international career with Spain. Rooney had apologised after he was pictured drinking at a wedding over the weekend following England's victory over Scotland at Wembley. I have a lot of respect for the career of Wayne Rooney." We deserved to win and I have a lot of confidence in my team," Guardiola said.

Source: dna November 18, 2016 17:52 UTC