Mirror: Rooney suggested re-using Sancho Rashford and Junior Lingard in 2022, but they have both left the team now

October 18th According to the "Mirror" report, Manchester United legend Rooney suggested that Manchester United reuse four players in 2022, but now these players have left Manchester United.

During the period when Manchester United's interim coach Rangnick was coaching in 2022, Rooney once said: "I think Sancho will be better next season and Rashford will be better as well. Manchester United has some excellent young players. I think Lingard should also continue to play for Manchester United because he can bring energy and quality. McTominay has also done a good job."

Rooney also suggested that Manchester United: " They do have some good young players, you just need to let them build up their confidence and believe that they are good players and perform at their best. Obviously, whoever the new coach is, I believe he will bring his own players and build on this."

But Manchester United did not accept Rooney's suggestion, and the four players he mentioned are no longer at Manchester United. Among them, Lingard's contract expired in the summer of 2022 and was not renewed by Manchester United, so he joined Nottingham Forest. Lingard currently plays for the South Korean team Seoul FC. He played 29 times in the K-League in 2025, scoring 7 goals and 3 assists.

Sancho failed to continue to improve as Rooney expected. Instead, he publicly fell out with Manchester United coach Ten Hag and was excluded from the first team lineup. Not only was he unable to train with the team in games, he was even unable to eat in the first team cafeteria. Sancho was subsequently loaned to Dortmund and Chelsea by Manchester United, and was loaned to Villa this summer. He only played 3 times this season, with 0 goals and 0 assists.

Rashford scored 30 goals and 12 assists in Ten Hag's first season at Manchester United, but his status declined after that. After Manchester United's new coach Amorim took office, Rashford's situation did not improve. He was loaned to Villa in the second half of last season, but seems to have recovered after joining Barcelona this season. He has played 10 times and scored 3 goals and 5 assists.

McTominay continues to make progress, but Manchester United decided to sell him in the summer of 2024 because this can allow the club to obtain considerable capital gains. McTominay helped Napoli win the Serie A championship last season and was named the Serie A Player of the Season. McTominay remains Naples' indispensable midfielder this season.