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• First Match of the Day panel since Gary Lineker’s BBC exit revealed

  11-08-2025 18:06 via metro.co.uk
  Gary Lineker spent 26 years in the Match of the Day hotseat (Picture: BBC)The first Match of the Day panel since Gary Lineker left the BBC has been revealed.Ex-England striker Lineker, 64, spent 26 years in the Match of the Day hotseat before leaving the BBC in May.The presenter announced last November that he would stop hosting the iconic football highlights show at the end of the Premier League season.Lineker was due to continue working with the BBC on their coverage of the FA Cup and next su
  
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• Wayne Rooney issues transfer warning to Manchester United after Newcastle win

  28-12-2025 02:16 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney insists Manchester United’s squad depth is ‘not sustainable’ (BBC)Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United’s current squad depth is ‘not sustainable’ and has urged the club to strengthen Ruben Amorim’s side in the January transfer window.United have moved into sixth in the Premier League after their 1-0 victory at home to Newcastle United on Boxing Day.Ruben Amorim was missing several key figures for the game against Newcastle with Bruno Fer
  
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• Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard names his best five teammates

  25-12-2025 12:50 via metro.co.uk
  Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard (Picture: Getty)Steven Gerrard has named his best former England and Liverpool teammates who he would pick in two five-a-side teams.Widely regarded as one of the best central midfielders of his generation, Gerrard helped guide his boyhood club to eight major trophies in his 17 years at the club.The midfielder scored 186 goals in his 710 games for the Reds, the third-most of any Liverpool player, and played a defining role in helping his team win two F
  
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• Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney reveals the ‘biggest regret’ of his career

  24-12-2025 07:50 via metro.co.uk
  Former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney (Picture: Getty)Former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has opened up about the ‘biggest regret’ of his illustrious career.Rooney established himself as one of United and England’s greatest ever players during his hugely impressive 19-year professional career.Having burst onto the scene at Everton, Rooney moved to Old Trafford in 2004 and went on to become the club’s all-time record goalscor
  
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• Former Arsenal star snubs Declan Rice as he names world’s best midfielder

  22-12-2025 20:33 via metro.co.uk
  Declan Rice has become one of the world’s best in midfield (Picture: Getty Images)Former Arsenal and Chelsea defender believes Declan Rice is one of the world’s best midfielders, but is looking to Paris Saint-Germain for the number one in that position.Rice’s reputation continues to grow as he turns in good performances on a consistent basis for the Gunners and England.Wayne Rooney this week described Rice as ‘irreplaceable’ for England and a future Three Lions cap
  
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• Aston Villa hero blasts Wayne Rooney for Premier League title race comment

  22-12-2025 18:19 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney does not see Aston Villa mounting a serious title challenge (Picture: Getty Images)Wayne Rooney has got himself in trouble with an Aston Villa hero after dismissing the Villains’ Premier League title hopes.Unai Emery’s side has been in tremendous form of late, winning 10 matches on the spin in all competitions.Villa actually had a sticky start to the campaign but have been unstoppable of late and are now third in the table, just three points behind leaders Arsenal and o
  
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• Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney blown away by ‘absolutely incredible’ Arsenal star

  22-12-2025 10:26 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney discussing Premier League leaders Arsenal (Picture: YouTube)Wayne Rooney has delivered his verdict on Arsenal summer signing Viktor Gyokeres and heaped praise on ‘absolutely incredible’ Declan Rice.Arsenal ensured they will sit top of the Premier League on Christmas Day with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday.Rooney attended the game as a guest of Everton and was blown away by Rice’s performance, describing him as ‘incredible’ and ‘th
  
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• Wayne Rooney makes shock Liverpool title claim and warns Arsenal and Man City

  22-12-2025 08:29 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney won five Premier League titles at Manchester United (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has warned Arsenal and Manchester City that you ‘cannot rule out’ Liverpool from the Premier League title race.Liverpool won the Premier League by ten points in Arne Slot’s first season at Anfield but have failed to hit that level this term.A shocking run from the end of September to the end of November appeared to cost Liverpool the chance of retaining the title they won so convincin
  
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• ‘No chance’ – Wayne Rooney makes title prediction as Arsenal lead Man City

  15-12-2025 15:40 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney won five Premier League titles with Manchester United (Picture: BBC)Wayne Rooney has revealed his latest Premier League title prediction and given Aston Villa ‘no chance’ of finishing above Arsenal or Manchester City.Arsenal, without a Premier League title since 2004, still have a two-point lead at the top of the table despite seeing their advantage cut in recent weeks.Mikel Arteta’s side had dropped point in three of their past five games before Saturday’s
  
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• Wayne Rooney rates two Premier League managers above Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta

  15-12-2025 08:44 via metro.co.uk
  Ex-Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney believes Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is only the ‘third-best manager’ in the Premier League.Arteta is desperately hoping to bring a long-awaited Premier League trophy to the Emirates Stadium after three successive second-place finishes.Ex-Arsenal midfielder Arteta has only won the FA Cup since his appointment in December 2019 but becoming the first manager since Arsene Wenger to lift the Premier League
  
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• Wayne Rooney tells Arne Slot how to deal with ‘arrogant’ Mo Salah after outburst

  08-12-2025 09:18 via metro.co.uk
  Mo Salah’s outburst has not sat well with Wayne Rooney (Picture: Getty Images)Wayne Rooney has blasted Mo Salah for his ‘disrespectful’ outburst, accusing the Liverpool icon of ‘arrogance’ for his shock rant.The Reds forward has been left out of the starting XI of late, relegated to the bench for the last three games and did not even get on during the 3-3 draw with Leeds on Saturday.After the dramatic contest at Elland Road the Egyptian spoke to reporters and said
  
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• Wayne Rooney predicts Champions League winner after Chelsea beat Barcelona

  26-11-2025 16:03 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney won the Champions League with Manchester United (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has revealed his Champions League prediction after Chelsea’s impressive victory over Barcelona.Chelsea thumped La Liga champions Barca 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to climb into the top-eight of the Champions League – where teams qualify automatically for the knockout stages.Barcelona were one of the favourites to win the Champions League last season but conceded two late goals in a dramatic semi-fin
  
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• Wayne Rooney singles out ‘incredible’ Chelsea defender for special praise after Barcelona win

  25-11-2025 23:58 via metro.co.uk
  Marc Cucurella produced another accomplished performance to shut out Lamine Yamal (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney heaped praise on Marc Cucurella following Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over ten-man Barcelona, saying the defender produced the best performance he had seen from a left-back in a ‘long, long time’.Estevao stole the limelight with another scintillating individual performance on a memorable night for the Stamford Bridge faithful, with Enzo Maresca’s men rising to fifth i
  
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• Wayne Rooney names big problem Manchester United had in Everton loss

  25-11-2025 00:43 via metro.co.uk
  Ruben Amorim’s team had another night to forget at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty Images)Manchester United lost 1-0 at home to 10-man Everton on Monday night and Wayne Rooney feels there was a ‘big problem’ with how the Red Devils approached the game.After a five-match unbeaten run, Manchester United were favourites to beat the Toffees and their odds shortened further when Idrissa Gueye was sent off after just 13 minutes.The Everton midfielder slapped his own teammate, Michael K
  
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• Wayne Rooney urges Arne Slot to drop £37m star who is ‘not helping’ Liverpool

  24-11-2025 12:55 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney says Arne Slot must make a ‘big decision’ regarding one Liverpool star (Photo: Getty)Wayne Rooney has urged to Arne Slot to drop Mohamed Salah, claiming the Liverpool star is not pulling his weight amid the team’s atrocious form.Liverpool’s Premier League title defence is already all but over after a humiliating 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest, which leaves them 11 points behind top of the table Arsenal.Just months after winning the league in his debut
  
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• Liverpool fans should be ‘concerned’ by Virgil van Dijk comments after Nottingham Forest loss, says Wayne Rooney

  23-11-2025 14:19 via metro.co.uk
  Virgil van Dijk was heavily critical of Liverpool’s performance against Nottingham Forest (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney believes Virgil van Dijk’s comments in the wake of Liverpool’s defeat to Nottingham Forest should be a cause for ‘concern’ amongst the fanbase.The Reds’ wretched start to the season slumped to a new low as they fell to a limp 3-0 loss on home soil, with Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White finding the net against the champions.The ho
  
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• Wayne Rooney names shock Arsenal star in top three Premier League players this season

  19-11-2025 17:59 via metro.co.uk
  Viktor Gyokeres has been one of the Premier League’s best players this season, says Wayne Rooney (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has picked out Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres as one of the Premier League’s top three performers so far this season.Arsenal bosses prioritised bringing in an out-and-out centre-forward after a third successive runners-up finish in the Premier League, with supporters crying out for a proven goalscorer to add greater firepower to Mikel Arteta’s attack.A
  
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• Wayne Rooney names England star who won’t make Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad after Serbia win

  14-11-2025 10:08 via metro.co.uk
  Former England captain Wayne Rooney (Picture: BBC)Wayne Rooney says he finds it hard to see how Jack Grealish can force his way into Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad after England’s victory over Serbia.Goals from Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka saw the Three Lions run out comfortable winners at Wembley on Thursday evening to keep their perfect qualifying record intact.England have already secured their place at next summer’s tournament, but Tuchel opted to field another strong sta
  
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• Graeme Souness hails Man Utd legend but ‘turns sound down’ on other pundits

  13-11-2025 10:13 via metro.co.uk
  Graeme Souness is not a fan of all football pundits (Picture: Getty Images)Graeme Souness has picked out Wayne Rooney as a top football pundit, but admits he turns the sound down when he hears other people speak about football.The Liverpool legend was a fixture on Sky Sports as a pundit for over 15 years before he left the role at the end of the 2022/23 season.Like most pundits, the 72-year-old split opinion, with some fans enjoying his old school, no nonsense vibe while others welcomed a diffe
  
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• Wayne Rooney makes prediction over £74m Man Utd signing Benjamin Sesko

  12-11-2025 09:38 via metro.co.uk
  Benjamin Sesko joined Manchester United last summer (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has delivered his verdict on Benjamin Sesko after Gary Neville branded Manchester United’s £74m summer signing ‘awkward’ and ‘well off it’.Ruben Amorim sanctioned United’s big-money move for Sesko after his first-choice target Viktor Gyokeres signed for Premier League rivals Arsenal.Much was expected of Sesko, who scored 21 goals for RB Leipzig last season and was signed to
  
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• Wayne Rooney reveals potential ‘problem’ for Arsenal in Premier League title race

  11-11-2025 14:47 via metro.co.uk
  Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney (Picture: Getty)Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes that Mikel Arteta could have a ‘problem’ with his Arsenal squad after the international break.While extending their unbeaten run to 14 games in all competitions, a draw points against Sunderland saw the Gunners’ lead at the top of the Premier League table cut to four points after Manchester City’s superb win over Liverpool on Sunday.Arsenal’s
  
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• Wayne Rooney slams Manchester United over three ‘horrendous’ transfer signings

  11-11-2025 11:24 via metro.co.uk
  Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney (Picture: YouTube)Wayne Rooney says Manchester United are benefitting from a smarter strategy in the transfer market after making a number of ‘horrendous mistakes’ over the past decade.United have spent close to £2bn on signings since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 but have not come close to winning the Premier League in that time.The Red Devils in fact finished just 15th in the Premier League last season – closer to th
  
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• Man Utd legend Wayne Rooney names £17m star as the ‘signing of the season’

  10-11-2025 15:37 via metro.co.uk
  Former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney (Picture: BBC)Premier League clubs spent over £3bn on new players last summer but Wayne Rooney believes a £17m acquisition has proved to be the ‘signing of the season’.Top-flight clubs smashed the previous record for the most spent in a single transfer window, with defending champions Liverpool the biggest spenders.Arne Slot welcomed over £400m on new talent to Anfield but the arrivals have not had the desir
  
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• Wayne Rooney names ‘favourite’ to win Premier League after Man City beat Liverpool to close gap on Arsenal

  10-11-2025 07:51 via metro.co.uk
  Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney has revealed his ‘favourite’ to win the Premier League after Manchester City thumped Liverpool to close the gap on Arsenal.Man City produced an ominously strong performance to beat the defending champions 3-0 in Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th game as a manager. Erling Haaland broke the deadlock with a deflected header shortly after having a penalty saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi M
  
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• Wayne Rooney calls out Mohamed Salah after Liverpool lose to Man City

  10-11-2025 00:48 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney feels Mohamed Salah left Conor Bradley too isolated against Man City (Picture: BBC)Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has called out Mohamed Salah after Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday.Salah struggled in this weekend’s loss with the Egypt international failing to register a goal or an assist against Pep Guardiola’s side.Rooney, working as a football pundit on Match of the Day, has criticised Salah for his defending and leaving
  
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• Wayne Rooney calls out Liverpool star for ‘not helping’ teammate during Man City defeat

  10-11-2025 00:48 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney feels Mohamed Salah left Conor Bradley too isolated against Man City (Picture: BBC)Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has called out Mohamed Salah after Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday.Salah struggled in this weekend’s loss with the Egypt international failing to register a goal or an assist against Pep Guardiola’s side.Rooney, working as a football pundit on Match of the Day, has criticised Salah for his defending and leaving
  
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• ‘They are not happy’ – Wayne Rooney tells three Chelsea stars to confront Enzo Maresca over problem

  07-11-2025 11:57 via metro.co.uk
  Rooney convinced Chelsea players are not happy with the situation (Picture: Getty)Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has urged senior members of the Chelsea squad to question Enzo Maresca’s rotation policy at Stamford Bridge.Maresca made seven changes to his side for the midweek Champions League clash with Qarabag with the Blues limping to a 2-2 draw with the Azerbaijan side.In total, the Chelsea boss has made 85 changes to his side this season in 16 games played, some of those enforce
  
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• Virgil van Dijk and Wayne Rooney in tense TV meeting after exchanging criticism

  05-11-2025 00:03 via metro.co.uk
  Wayne Rooney had to face Virgil van Dijk after aiming criticism at him (Picture: Getty Images)Virgil van Dijk and Wayne Rooney had an awkward meeting on live television at Anfield after exchanging criticism through the media.Liverpool beat Real Madrid 1-0 on Tuesday night in the Champions League, with Alexis Mac Allister heading in the only goal of the game as the Reds deservedly downed the Spanish giants.That was the second win on the spin for Arne Slot’s side after they beat Aston Villa
  
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• ‘Such a good player’ – Wayne Rooney says Man Utd should have re-signed £16m star

  03-11-2025 08:13 via metro.co.uk
  Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United should have re-signed one of his former Old Trafford teammates.Ex-United manager Louis van Gaal made the decision to sell academy graduate Danny Welbeck in 2014.Welbeck had made 142 appearances for the Red Devils but Van Gaal said his goalscoring record did not meet the club’s standard and was keen to make room for incoming signing Radamel Falcao.Arsenal signed Welbeck for £16m but the stri
  
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• Virgil van Dijk fires back at Wayne Rooney after criticism from Man Utd legend

  02-11-2025 19:51 via metro.co.uk
  Virgil van Dijk has not taken criticism from Wayne Rooney lying down (Pictures: Getty)Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has hit back at Wayne Rooney for his ‘lazy’ criticism of the Dutchman and Mohamed Salah.The Reds bounced back to winning ways on Saturday night by beating Aston Villa 2-0 after a seriously sticky patch for the Premier League champions.Arne Slot’s side had lost four top flight games on the spin before that win over the Villains, also being knocked out of the C
  
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