Wayne Rooney has pulled no punches towards former side Manchester United after his passionate plea to the Premier League club included three Red Devils legends.
The 39-year-old legendary former Manchester United striker expressed his unfiltered sentiments after the latest setback for Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim this season.
Wayne Rooney reacted to United’s performance against Brentford on Saturday afternoon, with Ruben Amorim overseeing a 3-1 Premier League defeat away from home.
Brentford had United’s number in the opening 20 minutes and Keith Andrews’ men went 2-0 up at the Gtech Community Stadium thanks to Igor Thiago’s brace.
United fought back in the first half in the Premier League clash and summer signing Benjamin Sesko was able to pull one back for Amorim’s men in the 26th minute.
Wayne Rooney is now ready to link up with two Man Utd legends to help transform the struggling Premier League club
Despite the impact of Benjamin Sesko in the first half on Saturday afternoon, Manchester United were unable to mount an effective comeback in the second half.
The Red Devils’ fate at the Gtech Community Stadium was signed and sealed in injury time after Mathias Jensen slammed home Brentford’s third of the contest.
Wayne Rooney appeared crestfallen after United’s performance against Brentford and the Premier League legend made his feelings perfectly clear on the Red Devils.
The former United captain demanded that the Red Devils bring the likes of Roy Keane and Paul Scholes into the dressing room to transform the culture at the club.
“Go and put Roy right in the heart of that dressing room,” he said on BBC Sport’s The Wayne Rooney Show.
“Go and put Paul Scholes right in the heart of that dressing room.”
When asked by one of his co-hosts if Rooney himself should be alongside Roy Keane and Paul Scholes, the United legend responded: “I’d go straight in there, but go and put these people in that dressing room and show people what this club is, what it means.”
Wayne Rooney’s passionate rant on Man Utd shows how much the Premier League club now means to the boyhood Everton fan
The Brentford result at the Gtech Community Stadium marked United’s third Premier League defeat of the 2025-26 season in their opening six league matches.
United manager Ruben Amorim has only managed two Premier League wins in the current campaign and the Red Devils are currently 14th in the league table.
Speaking after the Premier League defeat on the weekend, Rooney showed his true hurt over United’s poor run of form by linking it to his prolific history at Old Trafford.
“I never grew up a Man Utd fan,” he continued.
“I grew up an Everton fan. But I spent that much time at the football club [Man United].”
United’s all-time leading scorer added: “Me family, me two children [are] now at the football club. I’ve been involved in that club [for] over 20 years and what we’re seeing hurts.
“Only my eldest boy has seen Man United win a Premier League title. Me youngest, second boy is nearly 13.
“My kids don’t know what Man United is being successful. I want them to see that. Yeah, so I could go on all day.”
United will now play Premier League side Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon in their final match ahead of the October international break.
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