Wayne Rooney already has perfect next job blueprint after Man United icon drops hint

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has not ruled out jumping straight back into senior management - four weeks after leaving Plymouth Argyle. The 39-year-old was appointed as Argyle's new manager in May on a three-year contract after the club survived relegation from the Championship.

Rooney had the entire summer to build his Plymouth squad equipped for the 2024/25 season but he got off to the worst possible start, losing 4-0 at Sheffield Wednesday. Argyle's form was mixed up until November, and after beating Portsmouth 1-0, they sat outside the bottom three on four wins and three draws from their first 14 matches.

However, Rooney failed to get another win from that point until he was axed on December 31. The former United and Everton forward left Argyle rooted to the bottom of the second tier on just 18 points from 23 games. Overall, Rooney boasted a 20 per cent win rate from his seven months at the helm.

Despite departing Plymouth one month ago, Rooney is keen to dip back into management, although he stressed that it must be the "right club" and isn't in a "massive rush to go back in", hinting at a period away from the game.

He told the Stick to Football podcast: "I would like to go back in [to management], but it would have to be the right club. You always have that ego and that confidence that you can go in and get the best out of a difficult situation.

"It never happened that way, but I am going to enjoy time [away from management] with my family. I've been skiing with Coleen [Rooney] – I loved it. I'm not in a massive rush to go back in – there's different things that I’m looking at to try and get involved with – unless something was absolutely the right thing to do.

"Every club I've been at, I've put myself