Wes Brown says Wayne Rooney should return to Manchester United in a coaching role | OneFootball

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney is finding life tough as a football manager after losing his most recent job at Plymouth Argyle last week.

Rooney left Plymouth after an awful run of results left them rock bottom of the Championship table with just one win since early October.

It’s tough to see an obvious route back into management for the England legend with failed stints at Birmingham and Plymouth now firmly on his resume.

As reported by The Mirror, former United defender Wes Brown believes Rooney should return to Old Trafford in a coaching capacity to help United’s underperforming crop of current players.

United are particularly struggling in front of goal and Brown says Rooney’s experience would be an ideal learning opportunity for Amorim’s misfiring forwards.

“If Wayne wanted to spend time as a striking coach he would be absolutely brilliant at it, he was one of the best goal scorers we’ve ever seen and was a top playmaker as well,” said Brown.

Brown cited the early stages of his own career as an example of how having someone who played his position to learn from helped hugely with his development.

“When I was a young player I remember getting a few tips from Laurent Blanc and the little things like that can really help. If Wayne was on hand to give out some advice I’m sure everyone would be willing to listen,” he said.

The Treble winner believes the role would be of benefit to all United’s attackers with the majority of them at the beginning of their careers and still finding their way at Old Trafford.

“If he wanted to do that he would be very good on movement and things like that, he was one of the best to do it. Could he help Rasmus Hojlund at United? I think all young strikers would love to listen to Wayne and his knowledge,” said Brown.

Rooney is yet to disclose whether he is eyeing a rapid return to the touchline or whether he will take some time out to lick his wounds before giving it another go in the dugout.

A role at United could be the perfect filler for Rooney, who remains the clubs highest ever goal scorer and knows what it takes to succeed under the pressure of the Theatre of Dreams.

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