{"id":223167,"date":"2023-10-09T14:06:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=223167"},"modified":"2023-10-09T14:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:06:12","slug":"wayne-rooney-set-to-lock-horns-with-man-utd-legend-and-old-team-mate-in-first-game-if-he-gets-birmingham-managers-job-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/wayne-rooney-set-to-lock-horns-with-man-utd-legend-and-old-team-mate-in-first-game-if-he-gets-birmingham-managers-job-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney set to lock horns with Man Utd legend and old team-mate in first game if he gets Birmingham manager&#x27;s job | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WAYNE ROONEY is set for an immediate clash with Manchester United legend and former team-mate Michael Carrick if he takes over at Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>The former Red Devils ace is expected to be appointed Brum&#x27;s new boss in the coming days after John Eustace was sacked.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-washington-rooney-coach-d-850859132-3.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/47463b30-b21f-4dbe-ab85-66b200a92982.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/753feebc-bfef-4724-a204-5cd37be3814a-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>SunSport reported last month that former England captain\u00a0Rooney\u00a0has\u00a0been in constant touch with Birmingham&#x27;s part-owner, and NFL legend, Tom Brady.<\/p>\n<p>And it now seems St Andrews chiefs have moved quickly to get their man after Rooney left\u00a0MLS\u00a0side DC United at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old&#x27;s first fixture if he returns to English football will be against Middlesbrough after the international break.<\/p>\n<p>It means he will face old Red Devils pal Carrick, who is the manager of Middlesbrough, at the Riverside on October 21.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN FOOTBALL<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>POWER UP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00a340 in free Bet Builder bets when you stake \u00a310 on football with Paddy Power<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DF-OP-BRUM.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DF-OP-BRUM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DF-OP-BRUM.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WAYNE&#x27;S WORLD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rooney nears English football return as high-flying club SACK boss for legend<\/h3>\n<p>The pair had huge success during their time at Old Trafford, with Rooney scoring 253 goals in 559 appearances during his 13 years at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Carrick played alongside Rooney for over a decade and made over 464 appearances for the Red Devils from 2006-2018.<\/p>\n<p>The pair spent the majority of their career at United under Sir Alex Ferguson and won major titles including five Premier Leagues, a Champions League and four Community Shields.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney then left United in 2017 for a short but sweet one-year spell at boyhood club Everton before tackling the MLS with DC United.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Football<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MR-PEP-COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PEP SQUEAK <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Pep reveals he KNOWS what sparked Walker and Haaland&#8217;s scuffle at Arsenal<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASINO SPECIAL &#8211; BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He enjoyed 15 months at the American giants before ending his career back on home soil at Derby County in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-forward then kickstarted his managerial career at Derby and then returned to DC in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rooney called it a day after DC failed to qualify for the play-offs for a second straight season.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Carrick remained at United after retirement and was briefly made caretaker manager after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left his role in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>But swiftly after Ralf Rangnick was made interim manager the England ace headed to the Championship to manage Middlesbrough, where he has been since 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Source: <a 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