#2. Nothing is going right for Wayne Rooney
A+ for effort, an F for impact.
The United captain ran his socks off yesterday night – as he has done for nearly 15 years now - but there was very little end product. More than anything he looks as confused about his position as his managers have over the past couple of years. Restored to a striking role Rooney mistimed runs, was caught offside regularly and generally looked quite lost.
His first touch has long since departed him and his shots have a fraction of his trademark violence and power. It was no different yesterday. He was comfortably handled by the third-division's eleventh placed side and that has got to hurt a man once struck fear into the hearts of the best defenders in Milan, Madrid and Barcelona.
Jose Mourinho cannot ignore the elephant in the room anymore. It can't have escaped his attention that United played their best football when his captain was shunted out to the right, and the play channeled through the left.
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