‘Selfish’: Rooney pulls no punches as he slams ‘babies’ playing for Man United
‘Selfish’: Rooney pulls no punches as he slams ‘babies’ playing for Man United
Wayne Rooney didn’t hold back in his assessment of the Manchester United squad post-Como.
The Red Devils were trounced 4-1 by the Champions League newbies on Wednesday, leaving them 20th in the competition’s standings.
How United have been faring
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While United have disappointed on countless occasions already this season, their showing in Italy was particularly dire.
They conceded inside two minutes of the clash, and went on to offer little to nothing in attack until Joshua Zirkzee bagged a consolation goal in injury time to make it 4-1.
Such a torrid display came just three days on from last weekend’s stalemate at Elland Road, and Michael Carrick’s men are now on a seven-game winless streak ahead of hosting Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon.
Rooney slams ‘selfish’ United team
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Bruno Fernandes came under fire from several pundits and former players for publicly questioning Carrick’s tactics at full-time midweek, having expressed his confusion at the players not being told to press man-to-man.
Jamie Carragher labelled the United skipper a ‘disgrace’ for his comments, especially given how he flourished under Carrick’s management throughout the second half of 2025/2026 when restored to his preferred position.
Meanwhile, Rooney hit out at the players as a whole, going as far as branding them as ‘selfish’.
“These players, they are selfish. They don’t care about their teammates, don’t care about the manager, the staff or the fans, they care about themselves,” he said on Stick to United.
“If they’re not getting what’s right for them, they’re like babies and just throw their toys out of the pram and go and deflect the blame onto anyone else but themselves.”
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