Wayne Rooney Responds To Being Linked With The Manchester United Job

Rooney was tipped to take the vacant position by his former United teammate Ji-Sung Park, but the former Red Devils skipper was quick to dismiss those suggestions in an interview with Sky Sports.

He said: "Firstly, it's always sad when a manager loses his job, especially when it's a former teammate of mine.

"I feel for Ole, it's a sad day for him. In terms of myself, I'm committed to this club until I get told otherwise.

"I'm Derby County manager and I work hard to get the best results on the pitch for this team."

He was appointed Derby manager on a permanent basis in January 2021 following two months in interim charge after Phillip Cocu's dismissal.

There was a degree of scepticism surrounding the suggestions of Rooney being appointed United manager, with many former players being linked the job.

But it would be fair to say that Rooney has enough on his plate to deal with at Pride Park, as the Rams were deducted an additional nine points on Tuesday after breaching English Football League accounting rules. This came after being deducted 12 points for going into administration back in September.

The East Midlands club did show a fighting response in the face of adversity this weekend though, following a superb 3-2 win over promotion-chasing Bournemouth on Sunday.