The son of Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has delivered on the pitch once again as the young Reds secured a place in the Premier League Cup final
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Kai Rooney bagged four goals in the Premier League Cup semi-final (Image: Manchester United via Getty Imag)
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Kai Rooney continued his impressive form this season by scoring four of Manchester United's six goals in the Under‑16s' 6-4 win over Norwich City in the Premier League Cup semi‑final. The 16-year-old, who made his debut at Old Trafford last month, put in another outstanding display as the young Reds booked a place in the final.
Taking to Instagram afterwards, the son of United legend Wayne, posed with the match ball and held up four fingers to show how many goals he scored. He then re‑shared a post by Rising Ballers, whose caption suggested it wouldn't be long before fans see him playing for the first team.
The post read: "Kai Rooney is different… Scored 4 goals today for United in the PL Cup semi‑final against Norwich… Been on fire recently… It won't be long until you see him in and around the first team… Goalscoring DNA runs in the family."
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Kai Rooney on Instagram
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The final image in his story showed him photographing the iconic No.7 shirt - the same number he wears. The famous 'seven' has been worn by club legends such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.
"I'm my own person," Kai previously said. 'I want to see how my career goes, obviously try to do the best I can and try to reach the biggest stages.
"I'm just focusing on me and to try to not let any pressure get to me and just keep working on me day by day, month by month."
The winger's goals came just days after The Sun and The Mail reported that he had been offered a new £50,000‑per‑year scholarship deal by the club, alongside a 'very strong' group of other youngsters.
However, Kai appeared to dismiss those claims on Instagram, writing: "Don't listen to Mail," followed by three laughing emojis.
United interim head coach Michael Carrick was in attendance at Old Trafford when Kai made his debut against Derby County's U18s in late January - a stadium he had visited hundreds of times to watch his father play.
"My message of support is that I'm coming along to watch and I'm excited," Carrick said of his decision to attend.
"I was lucky enough to play and win the FA Youth Cup when I was young at West Ham. It's such an important competition, especially for this club.
"Young players, Old Trafford under the floodlights, feeling what it means, a bit of expectation."