Wayne Rooney has been dropped from Manchester United’s starting line-up by Jose Mourinho for Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off against Leicester City.
The 30-year-old club captain’s place in the side has been questioned in recent weeks following several sub-par performances and here’s how Twitter is reacting to the news.
Man Utd fans when they hear that Wayne Rooney has been dropped. pic.twitter.com/LZmDGbr8n4
— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) September 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/CarefreeDaily/status/779636948965163009
What's red and can't be trusted at Number Ten?
Wayne Rooney— @corbynjokes (@corbynjokes) September 24, 2016
Man Utd fans after hearing that Wayne Rooney has finally been dropped from the team https://t.co/afe14zJg6C
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) September 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/Rooney_esque/status/779633610903134208
https://twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/779633566728777728
Wayne Rooney is on the subs bench – the first time he has failed to start a PL game since @ManUtd's 3-0 defeat at Tottenham, April 10 pic.twitter.com/Xni7d30OQu
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) September 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/MrStephenHowson/status/779632896009207808
Jeremy Corbyn wins and remains on the opposition front bench….that's not the same one as Rooney.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 24, 2016
Rooney losing his starting place like…#MUFC pic.twitter.com/izcy9iFOI6
— Manchester United (@ManUtds_News) September 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/mufcfootylive/status/779633514333532160