Rooney: My kids don't know what Man Utd being successful looks like... it hurts

WAYNE ROONEY says "it hurts" to see Manchester United in disarray.

And the Red Devils' all-time top goalscorer admitted he is desperate for his kids to see the club back on top.

2 Wayne Rooney has said his kids don't know what it means to see Man Utd win

2 Kai and Klay Rooney are both in the club's youth set-up Credit: Instagram @waynerooney

Rooney , 39, won everything there was to win as a player for Man Utd , including five Premier League titles.

However, little more than eight years on from his final United game, standards have plummeted through the floor as an increasingly desperate situation slides into deeper and deeper ignominy.

United's downfall was once again laid bare at the weekend as Ruben Amorim 's side limped to a 3-1 defeat away at Brentford to leave them 14th in the Premier League table.

And Rooney admits he does not even recognise the club anymore, slamming the players for a perceived lack of character or desire to win.

Speaking on the Wayne Rooney show, the former England international referenced big characters from his own playing days such as Roy Keane and Paul Scholes who would be able to show "what the club means".

He said: "Put Roy Keane in the middle of that dressing room.... put Paul Scholes in the middle of that dressing room."

When asked if he'd get involved, the club legend replied: "I'd go straight in there."

But the most damning assessment came with Rooney's desperation for his children to see the club win again.

Kai, 15, has played in the club's youth set-up since 2020, while Klay, 12, is also in the youth ranks at United.

Rooney said: "I never grew up a Man Utd fan, I grew up an Everton fan.

"But I spent that much time with the football club, my family, my two children are now at the football club.

"I've been involved in that club for over 20 years and what we're seeing hurts."

Rooney continued: "Only my eldest boy has seen Man Utd win a Premier League title.

"My kids don't know what Man Utd being successful is. I want them to see that."

"The culture of that football club has gone. I see it on a daily basis.

"I see staff losing jobs, people walking out of jobs.

"I've got two kids [in the academy] at that football club and I really hope this doesn't affect what they're doing.

"What I'm seeing at that football club is not Manchester United."

United host Sunderland at Old Trafford next Saturday, desperately hoping for a good result and performance to match.

That match will also come exactly one day before the one-year anniversary of when the United fan refusing to cut his hair until they win five in a row started his challenge.

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