José Mourinho has blamed Wayne Rooney’s disappointing form on the criticism he attracted when playing for England against Slovakia and said his Manchester United captain can be dropped. “Wayne is the captain of the club, the manager and the players. By then United had won their opening three league matches plus the Community Shield and Rooney had scored at Bournemouth. “Honestly, I think there was a Wayne before the Slovakia-England and a Wayne after the Slovakia-England,” Mourinho said. Others also with important investment so this is the Premier League and I think that’s why people love the Premier League.”

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2016 21:22 UTC