Wayne Rooney: Superb Twitter thread of Man Utd icon's work at Derby County

Wayne Rooney is doing a phenomenal job as Derby County manager.

No matter how good you were as a player, there’s never any guarantee that the very same talent will translate into a successful managerial career with countless footballing icons having flopped in the dugout.

However, Rooney couldn’t be any further from that cliché if he tried despite all the problems at Derby seemingly setting the Manchester United legend up to fail at Pride Park.

Besides, there are plenty of top-level coaches who would have crumbled under the pressure of having to manage a Rams side that have been deducted an eye-watering 21 points in the Championship this season.

The financial woes at the historic English club have been such that the future of their existence has been called into question, but Rooney has still cracked on with remarkable dignity and strength regardless.

It’s borderline mind-blowing to think that Derby could actually avoid relegation to League One this season with the Rams currently sitting seven points behind Reading and safety at the time of writing.

It says it all about Rooney’s Herculean achievements at the club that Derby would currently be sat in 16th place above the likes of Bristol City, Hull City and Swansea City if it wasn’t for the points deductions.

However, Rooney’s remarkable work at Pride Park goes far beyond the league table because the dedication and loyalty that he has shown to Derby, even amidst links with the Everton job, is a credit to him.

Marry that to sleeping nights in his office as well as paying for club equipment out of his own pocket and it’s not hard to see why Rooney has endeared himself to the Derby faithful.

As such, it should come as no surprise that an incredible Twitter thread by user