Wayne Rooney criticises Sir Alex Ferguson tactics at Manchester United

Wayne Rooney will manage England at Soccer Aid for Unicef at Old Trafford this September. England's all-time top scorer will take to the Old Trafford dugout alongside Sam Allardyce, who has been named co-manager, while David Seaman has been appointed goalkeeping coach.

straight to your inboxRyan Giggs has heaped praise on former Manchester United coach Carlos Quieroz for his role in helping the Reds defeat Chelsea on penalties in the 2008 Champions League final.Sir Alex Ferguson guided his United team to the final in Moscow after knocking out Barcelona and took an early lead through Cristiano Ronaldo's header.

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits Manchester United 'lost their way' after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. Ferguson botched the managerial handover in 2013 by anointing David Moyes, who lasted 10 months before the authoritarian Louis van Gaal took over.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand has outlined how impressed he was by Sir Alex Ferguson's use of youngsters in big matches.Ferguson was no stranger to an out-of-the blue team selection during his tenure as Manchester United manager, often throwing young players in at the deep end. One of those occasions saw Darron Gibson start for United in a must-win game against Bayern Munich in the 2009/10 Champions League quarter-finals.

straight to your inboxPaul Scholes believes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is following in the footsteps of Sir Alex Ferguson by handing opportunities to young players at Manchester United.Teden Mengi became the eighth academy graduate to make his debut for United this season, the first time that tally of debutants from the youth ranks has been hit since the 1950s.United have a proud history of blooding academy players into the first-team, evidenced by Mason Greenwood's and Marcus Rashford's rises to

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, August 2.Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes that Sir Alex Ferguson got it tactically wrong during both the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals.The Reds were defeated in both games by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, losing 2-0 in 2009 and 3-1 at Wembley two years later.And Rooney, who scored United’s equaliser in the 2011 final, believes the club should have approached both games in a more pragmatic

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday, August 2Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes that Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne is one of the three best players on the planet.Rooney lined up against De Bruyne in two Machester derbies, losing one and drawing one, but lost 3-1 against City after he had joined Everton.

straight to your inbox Former Manchester United player Wayne Rooney says Manchester City 'may never have a better chance to win the Champions League' and said his only concern for the Blues against Real Madrid is over their defence. Pep Guardiola's men are 2-1 up against Madrid going into the last-16 second leg game at the Etihad on Friday night.

Kevin De Bruyne on the field. And the Manchester United legend believes that his former Manchester City foe is one of the three best players on the planet at the moment.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand has revealed how both he and Wayne Rooney were proven wrong by two of Sir Alex Ferguson's signings at Manchester United.The two United greats were sceptical when the club announced the arrivals of both Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra in January 2006, and early showings in training did little to change their minds.Ferguson looked to strengthen his squad with the acquisition of the defensive duo midway through the season, and it is safe to say Rooney's and

straight to your inbox Manchester United great Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp rang him in the early hours to tell him that the Merseyside club had won the Premier League title. Klopp guided Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years and has now been awarded the trophy named after the former United boss as he was named LMA manager of the year for the 2019/20 season.

United centre-back won the Premier League in his debut season at Old Trafford in 2002/03 but the club then went through a fallow period, with Arsenal and Chelsea sharing titles in 2004, 2005 and 2006. United would then come good again under Ferguson, winning three successive titles and the 2008 Champions League after the legendary Scottish manager had rebuilt his side.

United defender also named Michael Carrick as someone he loved playing with under Sir Alex Ferguson, after reflecting on the midfielders he played behind at Old Trafford.Ferdinand, Carrick and Hargreaves were all integral parts of the 2008 Champions League winning side at United, forming a solid foundation on which forwards like Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney thrived.Ferdinand has now told The Big Interview podcast that he'd been excited to see Carrick, Hargreaves and Paul Scholes team up at