Wayne Rooney: does he have a future with Man U and England?

The forward is drifting towards the margins at Old Trafford and could soon be surplus to England's requirements

Wayne Rooney
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Wayne Rooney may be England's greatest-ever goalscorer, but his future in both the England and Manchester United set-ups looks far from assured after a pedestrian start to the season, with pretenders after his throne.

The Premier League returns this weekend and Rooney will travel to Goodison Park, the ground where it all began for him, as United take on his old club, Everton. The week after that it is the Manchester derby.

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