For Rooney, the priority is sustained improvement rather than an immediate return to the summit of English football, with Manchester United having not won the Premier League title since 2013. He believes that while the hunger for silverware is inherent at a club of United's stature, the quality of the competition makes a league or European double an uphill battle in the short term.
"We all want them to win the league, but you have to be realistic and say, are they going to win the league? Are they going to win the Champions League? I think it’s going to be very difficult, but trying to get an improvement," the Red Devils legend added, before emphasising that seeing the benefits of having "a very good coach in" is the most important factor for the upcoming season.