With 253 goals in 559 appearances for Manchester United, Wayne Rooney is one of the greatest strikers in Premier League history. A warrior, a playmaker and a goalscorer, Rooney could do it all. As a result, he is held in high esteem by former playing colleagues and supporters.
A recent video shows that the Englishman holds himself in similarly high regard. When asked whether he was better than a host of global football superstars, he said yes.
The 'winner stays on' video format, where players are asked to choose who they are better than, has become very popular in recent years. Although normally, when players are asked about their own ability, they usually eventually relinquish that one player on the list was superior to them. Not Rooney, though.
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Interestingly, Rooney was asked about whether he was better than Harry Kane. While there is no denying Kane's superb goal-scoring abilities, Rooney probably does have the edge over England's top goalscorer. Some comparisons are perhaps more unfair to Rooney. For example, Alessandro Del Piero played as a second striker as well as a winger. Although such was the versatility of Rooney, he played wide at times at Old Trafford.
Del Piero has a World Cup winners' medal to his name. But there's no denying Rooney was in that top tier of players. Some fan reaction was somewhat stunned Rooney rated himself above Neymar. Although again, when you look at what Rooney could do, it seems fair and reasonable to put him above the Brazilian. That wasn't all, though. Rooney also considers himself better than Erling Haaland, Sergio Aguero, Robert Lewandowski and Luis Suarez.
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Rooney's video has inspired many laughing and crying face emojis from fans. Put simply, a lot of football fans aren't having it. One commented: “Bro thinks he's better than Neymar, Suarez, Zlatan, Lewa, Haaland.” Many others echoed support for this sentiment:
“No way he's better then Suarez or Neymar tho? Not even close to Neymar.”
Although there were many more fans who agreed with Rooney. It is easy to forget quite how often he delivered for Manchester United. In doing so, he won everything in the club game, including the 2008 Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup of the same year.
“Rooney was a complete package, none of them can touch him. This disrespect needs to stop.”
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