There has been a lot of speculation that star striker Wayne Rooney could be deployed in midfield by manager David Moyes, but the former Everton boss has ruled out of the possibility of such an event happening in the near future.
Rooney is regarded as one of the best strikers in the world. He came extremely close to leaving for Chelsea in the summer transfer window after admitting his frustration at United. He has been used in a number of positions by United since his arrival in 2004. Despite this, he has become one of the best players in the history of the club.
Former manager Sir Alex Ferguson was also guilty of using the £ 30 million striker in a number of positions across the pitch including midfield.
Due to the fact that Robin van Persie remains as the number one striker this season, it was speculated that Rooney could be used as a midfielder by Moyes in order to guarantee him regular game time. Rooney made a start for United in the weekend’s match against Crystal Palace. Van Persie opened the scoring with a penalty, while Rooney made the game safe for United with a freekick in the second half, which helped fans who had backed him on the online betting markets.
“The hope is that we get a partnership where folk are saying, ‘My goodness, we are having to play against Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney!’. To be successful, you need to have people who can score you 20 goals. I am hoping with Robin and Wayne you have two there who you would say they have that in them to do that. I can only see Wayne playing up top and playing as a forward for us. I don’t have a goals target for him,” said Moyes.
Rooney is extremely close to beating the all-time goalscoring record held by Bobby Charlton.