Wayne Rooney is right and wrong about Manchester United players and managerial situation

Some Manchester United supporters who tuned into Wayne Rooney on Monday Night Football might have put their foot through the television.

Paul Pogba? "It's got to the point now where it's probably better for him to move on."

Cristiano Ronaldo? "I think they need more younger and more hungry players."

"They've got good young players," Rooney stressed. "I think Sancho will be better next year, Marcus will be better next year. They've got good young players. I think Jesse Lingard should be playing for them."

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Lingard, 30 in December, has been de-aged more than Robert de Niro in The Irishman. If anyone catches a glimpse of his Instagram page, the assumption is Lingard is still in his early 20s rather than a father-of-one in his 30th year.

Rashford, 25, does not qualify as a young player anymore. He has been playing first-team football for more than six years. Rooney mentioned Scott McTominay, 25, had 'done well'. That was terribly timed as McTominay endured one of his worst performances of the season against Leicester on Saturday. He has done well in past seasons but not this one.

Rooney's point about Lingard barely playing had some merit. He was inexplicably underused by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and by the time Ralf Rangnick was parachuted in Lingard knew his departure date of June 30 was final.

The British theme continued with Rooney when Maguire was mentioned: "I like Harry, I know Harry personally. He hasn't been in his best form this season, like a lot of players haven't. And then he goes to England and he looks like a world-class centre-back."

There is little to dispute there. Rooney and Maguire are represented by the same agency and Rooney told this correspondent in