Is Wayne Rooney heading for the Man Utd glue factory?

Striker rejects claims that he is in decline and insists he can still play centre-forward despite goal drought

Wayne Rooney
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Memphis Depay is the toast of Old Trafford after his two-goal performance against Bruges on Tuesday, but what of the man whose crown he looks set to inherit, Wayne Rooney?

Louis van Gaal said before the start of the season that he was restoring the England man to his favoured centre-forward position for United, but so far Rooney has hardly looked the part.

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