Wayne Rooney at United for good: Sir Bobby Charlton
13 March 2013 1:15 AM GMT
Manchester United great Bobby Charlton has dismissed concerns about the future of striker Wayne Rooney by declaring there is “no way he will ever be allowed to move on”.
Rooney was dropped from the United starting XI for last week’s Champions League loss to Real Madrid, which sparked media speculation about his future at Old Trafford.
However, manager Alex Ferguson stated he had no interest in letting Rooney leave, and subsequently named the 27-year-old in his team for Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea in the FA Cup quarterfinals.
And Charlton says he cannot foresee Rooney leaving the club.
“I don’t worry about Wayne Rooney,” Charlton said. “There is no way he will ever be allowed to move on, because that is not the way Sir Alex Ferguson works.
“Wayne has been our regular goalscorer, and he scores fantastic goals. If he scores a great goal, he’ll think, ‘Right, I’ll get another one’. Not only that, he has an influence on the rest of the team.
“Just because he has some competition, I don’t think that is a problem.” British media reports in recent weeks have suggested that United could be tempted to make a shock move to bring former star Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club from Real Madrid.
Charlton said there was no substance to the speculation that United were interesting in re-signing him.
“Signing Ronaldo has never even been mentioned in any of our board meetings,” said he, who made 758 appearances for United.
Rooney was dropped from the United starting XI for last week’s Champions League loss to Real Madrid, which sparked media speculation about his future at Old Trafford.
However, manager Alex Ferguson stated he had no interest in letting Rooney leave, and subsequently named the 27-year-old in his team for Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea in the FA Cup quarterfinals.
And Charlton says he cannot foresee Rooney leaving the club.
“I don’t worry about Wayne Rooney,” Charlton said. “There is no way he will ever be allowed to move on, because that is not the way Sir Alex Ferguson works.
“Wayne has been our regular goalscorer, and he scores fantastic goals. If he scores a great goal, he’ll think, ‘Right, I’ll get another one’. Not only that, he has an influence on the rest of the team.
“Just because he has some competition, I don’t think that is a problem.” British media reports in recent weeks have suggested that United could be tempted to make a shock move to bring former star Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club from Real Madrid.
Charlton said there was no substance to the speculation that United were interesting in re-signing him.
“Signing Ronaldo has never even been mentioned in any of our board meetings,” said he, who made 758 appearances for United.
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