Man Utd great Rooney named Derby caretaker manager

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·14 November 2020

Man Utd great Rooney named Derby caretaker manager

Manchester United great Wayne Rooney has agreed to take his first steps into management at Derby after the Championship's bottom club sacked Phillip Cocu, but the former England captain does not meet the club's criteria as a permanent manager.

Rooney, 35, has been put in interim charge for Saturday's game against Bristol City, alongside fellow coaches Justin Walker, Shay Given and Liam Rosenior.

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Derby expect a deluge of applicants to succeed Cocu but want a successor who has experience of getting a team promoted from the Championship, can develop young talent and is available now rather than managing in a current job.

Cocu received news of his departure on Saturday, with his assistant-manager Chris van der Weerden and first team coach Twan Scheepers also leaving.