Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney is confident Eberechi Eze will live up to expectations at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has encouraged Arsenal fans to be patient with Eberechi Eze, backing the midfielder to go on and become a ‘great player’ for the club in ‘the next year or two’. ‘People don’t realise how difficult it is, him moving from Crystal Palace to Arsenal,’ Rooney said of Eze on Amazon Prime’s Champions League coverage ahead of kick-off. According to the former Arsenal speedster, Eze needs to start ‘believing he can be the main man’ and make himself a ‘game-changer’ in big moments. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy‘Eze is probably more of a confidence player I’d say. ‘At times, I feel like he’s playing within himself and he just needs that freedom, being the main man.

Source: Metro January 20, 2026 21:53 UTC