England and Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney tipped for surprise Premier League job

Wayne Rooney has been tipped arsenic a ‘contender’ for a Premier League occupation contempt his ongoing struggles astatine Championship broadside Plymouth Argyle.

Rooney’s Plymouth are presently 21st successful the English second-division, conscionable 2 points supra the relegation zone, aft shipping 12 goals successful their past 3 games.

Since the England and Manchester United fable took implicit successful May, Plymouth person won conscionable 4 of their 18 Championship games.

Rooney precocious described the past week arsenic the ‘hardest’ of his managerial vocation and said helium felt ’embarrassed’ erstwhile applauding the travelling Plymouth fans pursuing their 4-0 decision to Bristol City.

Despite his existent managerial struggles, ex-United striker Louis Saha believes Rooney would beryllium a ‘contender’ for the Everton occupation if it became available.

Like Plymouth, Everton person besides endured a mediocre tally to gaffe to 17th successful the Premier League, 2 points supra the driblet zone.

The Toffees person gone 4 games without a goal, sparking speculation Sean Dyche could beryllium sacked by Goodison Park bosses.

If Dyche was to go, Saha believes Rooney – who started his vocation astatine Everton – would beryllium a ‘contender’ for the job.

Rooney established himself arsenic 1 of England and Manchester United’s greatest-ever players pursuing his spell connected Merseyside but has underwhelmed successful his managerial roles with Derby County, DC United, Birmingham City and present Plymouth Argyle.

Asked if Everton could crook to Rooney if they were looking for a caller manager, Saha told Casino Utan Spelpaus: ‘Why not? Why couldn’t Wayne beryllium a contender to negociate Everton if the accidental came up?

‘Talking astir being obsessed, helium truly loves his football. He wants to prosecute greatness arsenic a manager.

‘He wants to get the accidental to larn arsenic a manager with a antithetic benignant of pressure, I deliberation helium volition look guardant to those kinds of opportunities. I’m definite that he’s grooming and moving truly hard for those moments.

‘I’m not definite that helium has proved to radical that helium deserves a large occupation yet. He evidently had astonishing occurrence successful his playing career, but arsenic a manager, helium hasn’t been lucky.

‘Any accidental that comes his mode should beryllium due to the fact that of however his squad is playing, not due to the fact that of his name.

‘I deliberation helium needs to beryllium himself, that’s what Ruben Amorim did with Sporting and that’s wherefore helium was hired by United. He needs to win to gain a bigger opportunity.’

Earlier this week Plymouth main Neil Dewsnip backed Rooney to crook things astir astatine the Championship nine and said helium was ‘fully behind’ the shot legend.

‘He’s driven to crook the vessel around,’ Dewsnip told BBC Radio Devon.

‘We’re each down him, we’re each warring alongside him and hopefully we tin crook that into a bully show and a winning show connected Saturday.’

Ex-Premier League striker Chris Sutton, meanwhile, has said helium feels atrocious for Rooney and that keeping Plymouth successful the part would beryllium a ‘pretty large deal’.

‘Rooney didn’t person to bash it and I really person a batch of sympathy for him and the disapproval which he’s getting,’ helium told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club.

‘I cognize he’s had a atrocious week, a desperately atrocious week – walloped six astatine Norwich and 4 astatine Bristol City – but the anticipation for Plymouth I think, I possibly wrong, is staying successful the Championship would beryllium a beauteous large deal.’

Plymouth instrumentality to enactment connected Saturday with a location lucifer against Oxford United, who are presently 4 places and 1 constituent supra Rooney’s team.

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