LONDON (Reuters) - Of all the managerial dilemmas facing Manchester United's Jose Mourinho after three success defeats, the future of his captain Wayne Rooney is by far the most pressing. Rooney mustered one shot, did not play a single through ball and created only two chances for team mates with the nine corners and free kicks he took. "Alex Ferguson knew it more than three years ago...Wayne Rooney is no longer worth a place in the Manchester United team," veteran United watcher Jim White wrote in the Daily Telegraph. Rooney has been a key part of United's attack since scoring a brilliant hat-trick against Fenerbahce on his debut for the Old Trafford club 12 years ago after arriving from Everton. Mourinho has opted to do the same, banking on Rooney's range of passing and experience to create chances for strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcus Rashford.

Source: The Star September 19, 2016 14:48 UTC