With Rooney ruling himself out with a pulled-down baseball cap, a pork pie and a can of Stella, United are reportedly looking elsewhere for their saviour, but seriously, would you want any of them even taking care of your wheelie bin? Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjær…. Anfield had the Boot Room; Christ knows what you’d call United’s equivalent. Suffice to say, Rooney, tired and emotional in his camping chair, would do a better job than those three.

Richard Beale has been re-appointed u18s Head Coach after Jimmy Shan's promotion to the u21s.

Following his stellar success in 2024-25, Jimmy Shan has been appointed u21s Head Coach ahead of the start of the 2025-26 season.