WAYNE ROONEY mocked Gary Neville and make a cheeky confession about his own wife as he enjoyed his first press conference as Plymouth Argyle manager. The Manchester United and England legend was in mischievous mood after arriving back in the West Country following his Euro 2024 punditry for the BBC in Germany. The 38-year-old's first target was ex-club and country team-mate Neville .
The two natives of the North West still get on well. But that didn't save Nev from some scathing banter over his brief managerial record - and his resulting decision to stay as a pundit rather than return to the dugout. The former defender, 49, was a one-club man as a player, via 19 years at United.
And he was also a single-team manager, although not in the sense he would have liked. Nev racked up just three wins in 16 LaLiga games with Valencia, lasting just three months before being sacked in March 2016. In contrast, Rooney has been a boss for four years.
Beginning with a much-respected reign at troubled Derby, he then had a mediocre 15 months with MLS side DC United and a dire three-month spell at Birmingham last season. BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER S And asked why he was returning to management , a beaming Rooney joked: "Because I don't want to be the next Gary Neville!" Nev himself has openly admitted he struggled in the dugout. FORMER England, Everton and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has bossed three clubs.
And so far he is way short of showing he can be as good a.
