Mourinho tells Rooney to focus on his game not teammates

    
Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has cautioned Wayne Rooney to worry about his form instead of correcting his teammates.

The Red Devils captain was left out of the squad that defeated Leicester City at Old Trafford and faces the task of regaining his place in the squad.

Wayne Rooney told to worry about his form instead of correcting his teammates
According to the Sun, Mourinho had a one on one private meeting with the 30-year-old at the training ground where he told him about addressing other players.

The Portuguese tactician said that the former Everton striker cannot complain about anyone else’s performance until he gets his own game back on track.

During half time of the Manchester derby when United were trailing by 2-1, Rooney had strong words with his teammates after being out played by their city rivals.

The England captain also struggled against Northampton in the EFL Cup third round tie before he was dropped for the match against Premier League defending champions.

Rooney will be starting games from the bench for Man United
Mourinho disclosed that Rooney was dropped because he needed the younger legs of Marcus Rashford and Jese Lingard while Juan Mata played into the captain’s number 10 role.

Rooney should be back into the first team squad in United’s visit of Zorya Luhansk in the Europa League but will likely be axed for their trip to Stoke City at the Britannia.

Rooney is United second all-time top scorer with 374 goals since joining the Red Devils in the summer of 2004.