Wayne Rooney won five Premier League titles with Manchester United.
Wayne Rooney won five Premier League titles with Manchester United. / BBC Sport
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney revealed his current best five-a-side team of Premier League players opting against naming any current Red Devils.
Furthermore, the first name that came out of Rooney窶冱 mouth was none other than Manchester City star Phil Foden. Speaking on his BBC podcast The Wayne Rooney Show, the former England international spotlighted Foden first.
窶弃hil Foden, definitely,窶� Rooney said almost instantly and without hesitation with his first pick. 窶廡ive-a-side, Phil Foden, tight areas, brilliant.窶�
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After a brief pause, Rooney went on to pick his next four players.
窶弃robably Cole Palmer as well in there,窶� Rooney continued. 窶彈Bukayo] Saka, I窶冦 not having a goalkeeper. I窶冤l put [Moisﾃｩs] Caicedo in there, he窶囘 be the defensive one but he can attack as well.窶�
If having a team full of Man City, Arsenal and Chelsea players wasn窶冲 surprising enough, Rooney窶冱 final pick came from Man Utd窶冱 biggest rivals, Liverpool.
窶廴o Salah. So yeah, that would be my five players,窶� Rooney finished.
Wayne Rooney Reveals Biggest Achievement, Regret of Playing Career
Wayne Rooney (second from right to left) was sent-off in the 2006 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals. / Tom Jenkins/Getty Images
The United legend touched on a variety of subjects in a half-an-hour long Q&A session.
One of the things he revealed is that he considers the FA Cup trophy he conquered as Man Utd captain in 2016窶杯he only FA Cup triumph of his career窶蚤s the biggest achievement of his nearly 20-year career.
On the other hand, he also shared his biggest regret. He called the 2006 FIFA World Cup a tournament he revealed he shouldn窶冲 have played in.
窶彈My biggest regret] Going to the World Cup in 2006,窶� Rooney said. 窶廬 wasn窶冲 fit, I shouldn窶冲 have went. And it ends with getting a red card . So yeah, if I went back I probably wouldn窶冲 have gone.窶�
Rooney failed to tally a single goal involvement in four World Cup appearances in 2006. He was sent-off in the quarterfinals against Portugal before England lost in a penalty shootout.
Still, even without his World Cup woes, there窶冱 no denying the Everton academy graduate is one of the greatest talents English football has ever produced.
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