Rooney Hits Out At Man United Players

By Joshua Walters

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has aimed a sly dig at the current Manchester United squad, imploring them to have a mixture of fear and respect for the club’s coaching staff.

Manchester United finished sixth on the league log with 66 points having missed out on the Champions League spot, which represents a huge disappointment considering the size of the club.

The Red Devils failed to glitter this season after finishing second in the last campaign under former manager Jose Mourinho, who took the side to its worst start in a Premier League season this term before he was sacked in December.

The arrival of the Norwegian, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, brought positive vibes and results in the early stages of his United managerial career, but the side failed to hold on as their form dipped towards the end of the season.

Rooney believes the current squad need to respect and fear the manager and stop hiding behind social media after delivering poor results in games.

"I think the players need to fear someone. They need to fear Ole Gunnar. They need to fear Michael Carrick. They need to respect them but fear them also,” United’s all-time top scorer said.

"The way the game has gone has changed, society has changed. You have social media. They work for you. Those marketing people work for you. I have people who do similar stuff for me and they never do anything without my instructions.

"If that is what you're doing, you're sitting at the top of that business. You have to take responsibility for them.

"These players almost always like to find someone to hide behind, whether that is on their social media or on the football pitch and that's what they are doing."