Wayne Rooney tipped to take Manchester United job in future

Wayne Rooney has been backed to be in contention for the Manchester United manager’s position later in his coaching career.

The Old Trafford hero has won many plaudits as Derby County boss, despite suffering relegation from the Championship this season. The Rams were hit with a 21-point deduction for accounting irregularities and entering administration this term.

Rooney has been praised for galvanising the Rams' squad on a shoestring budget and despite a January transfer embargo. Ultimately, Derby finished seven points off safety, but would have sat 18th if not for the docking of points, all with limited resources.

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The former England striker was further hailed when he spoke to fans outside of the club’s training ground to thank them for their support throughout a tough season shortly after relegation was confirmed. Rooney was linked with the Burnley job following Sean Dyche’s sacking after rejecting an approach from Everton earlier this year prior to Frank Lampard’s appointment.

But according to former United teammate Tomasz Kuszczak, Rooney could even go as far as getting the job at Old Trafford one day, such are his credentials in the dugout.

Speaking to the Mirror, he said: "I think this experience (at Derby) is going to give him a boost and maybe in the very short future we see him somewhere around the Premier League.

“This is what happened with Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Mikel Arteta, many fantastic players who I had the pleasure to play against, and they're already becoming fantastic managers."

Kuszczak added that Rooney has already “proved that he's going to be a great manager" and believes he could be in with