Wayne Rooney outlines Manchester United manager ambition

Wayne Rooney has outlined his desire to manage Manchester United and believes the club has turned to a 'professor type' coach in Ralf Rangnick.

Rooney is earning plaudits for his work as manager of Derby, who could improbably survive relegation from the Championship despite an 11-point deduction. Derby are second from bottom and just five points away from safety with 16 games left.

Everton were eager to interview Rooney about their managerial post but the 36-year-old declined out of loyalty to Derby and Everton appointed Frank Lampard.

United suffered another setback in the 1-1 draw with Burnley on Tuesday night and have dropped down to fifth in the Premier League table, while they trail leaders Manchester City by a gargantuan 21 points.

In the film, Rooney, the United great reflects on his transfer request in 2010 that was prompted by concerns over Sir Alex Ferguson's squad rebuild following the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez in 2009.

“Actually, if you look five years down the line from that meeting, Alex Ferguson knew where the club was going and he got out of there as quick as he could and they're still picking up the pieces now," Rooney says.

Rooney was managing Derby to a 3-1 win over Hull while United dropped more points at Burnley and believes his reservations about the direction of the club 11-and-a-half years ago were prescient.

"I obviously haven't seen the game (against Burnley) but I've seen the result," Rooney told the MEN. "I think they're going through a tough period, obviously, you can see a few things off the pitch, it's a tough one. It's been going on for a while if I'm being honest. These are things I brought up in 2010.

"Yeah, I am (surprised at how far United have fallen). To be