Rooney names the four Man Utd players who need to step up to help club

Wayne Rooney might no longer be a part of the Manchester United set-up.

But that’s not to say he doesn’t still keep a close eye on the Red Devils’ progression under Jose Mourinho from all the way over in Washington.

Rooney was recently in the UK for his final game in an England shirt in the Three Lions’ international friendly win over USA at Wembley.

The DC United striker came on with around 20 minutes of the match to play and very nearly got on the score sheet, which would taken his tally to 54.

After the match he bowed out by thanking the fans before returning to the States, where his family now reside following his transfer from Everton.

But he did briefly catch up with his former side Manchester United, and named four players he thinks can help the Red Devils turn their season around.

Speaking to MUTV, Rooney said: "Jose can do what I know he’ll be doing – he’ll be working with the team and setting them up. But I think a lot of the responsibility has to go on the players’ shoulders.

"They go on the pitch, they have to take that responsibility and they have to thrive on it.

"There will be tough moments throughout games, that is where the big characters have to lead by example on the pitch and almost drag the team through some games.

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"You have got players like [Anthony] Martial, Pogba, [Marcus] Rashford and [Romelu] Lukaku.

"When games aren’t going well, they need to be the players who can just get that goal, which wins you the game and calms everyone down."

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