Wayne Rooney's son Kai scores twice for Manchester United after return from injury

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney's eldest son, Kai, scored and assisted twice playing for the academy in a 6-0 victory against Leeds on his return from injury.

Rooney has four sons with his wife Coleen and Kai is hoping to follow in his father's footsteps and become a professional footballer. He is also a striker, just like his father. "I could play on the wing as well, but I’m mainly a striker that scores goals," he explained last summer.

Rooney scored a total of 253 goals in 559 games for United and he's the all-time leading goalscorer in the club's history. He won multiple major honours during his time at Old Trafford.

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After Rooney was sacked as Birmingham City manager, he attended United's 2-2 draw with Tottenham in the Premier League along with his sons, including Kai.

Kai regularly shares updates about his progress in the academy to his 175,000 followers on Instagram and he posted on Monday to reveal he'd scored and assisted twice.

Rooney has previously said Kai was doing 'everything he could' to try to have a career in football, telling The Athletic: "He’s enjoying it. that’s the most important thing. He’s doing everything he can to try to have a career in football and not just him, my other children as well.

“They love the game and my advice — to any children — is play to enjoy. There’s that much pressure when you do get to the professional level and sometimes you forget why you’re playing the game.

“You’re playing because you love playing the game and you enjoy playing the game. As long as you’re doing everything right to give yourself the best opportunity then you never know.

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