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Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by fergie001: 9:36am On Feb 07, 2022
Wayne Rooney has delivered a damning verdict on Manchester United after claiming they have been in decline for more than a decade.

Rooney even insists it was a “miracle” they won their last Premier League title in 2013 and it was because Robin van Persie “carried the team.”

The United legend, the club’s record goalscorer, says the rot set in after they sold Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez - and they have been going downhill ever since.

Rooney, who famously had a public spat with Sir Alex Ferguson in 2010 after questioning their transfer policy, said: “You could see after 2011; Ronaldo left in 2009, Tevez left and after that you could see it was going to go backwards before it can move forwards.

The dream team: Ronaldo, Tevez and Rooney at Man Utd
“That’s what I could see and that’s why I was asking the questions. Unfortunately, they probably still haven’t recovered from that to this day.

“It wasn’t a great team in 2013. For us to win that League title was a miracle, really, I think.

“A massive part of it was Van Persie. I think him coming in gave everyone a lift, coming in at number nine, scoring the goals he scored.

“That was a bit of a masterstroke from the manager, to bring him in and have him hungry because he was a bit older as well. He really carried us that season.”

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by MJBOLT: 9:44am On Feb 07, 2022
Ferguson leaving in 2013 was the nail in the coffin.
I don't see how this Man U squad will win any trophy this season or the next.

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by dawnomike(m): 9:48am On Feb 07, 2022
He is very right about this... At the tail end of Ferguson's career, they were mostly winning games by a goal margin,brilliant saves from the goalkeeper or by referees error.

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by drLammy(m): 10:01am On Feb 07, 2022
United decline started with fergie, it was obvious when United crashed out of champions League group stage during his final teem

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Maxymilliano(m): 10:01am On Feb 07, 2022
WR is not far from the truth ... Man UTD has been on steady decline ever since

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by ahmEenu(m): 10:02am On Feb 07, 2022
U mean the sale of penaldo aka divenaldo

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Tallesty1(m): 10:02am On Feb 07, 2022
Man United should return our charity commissioner

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Klchnjoku: 10:02am On Feb 07, 2022
Fergie leaving and man UTD not having any structure or plans in place for his departure and for the future is the source of uniteds problem.

What man u needs the most at the moment is new directors and management staff.

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by seandurse(m): 10:02am On Feb 07, 2022
Not a lie, VP was hungry, he was ready to deliver, proof himself and win what he had missed at Arsenal. It was a miracle though but I think the god of football was at VP's back

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by NaughtyBrainiac: 10:02am On Feb 07, 2022
Which means that Sir Alex Ferguson started to sink the ship himself?

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by MouthofdGods: 10:03am On Feb 07, 2022
Honest truth
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Sampoadddd: 10:03am On Feb 07, 2022
Ok
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by HonestFriend: 10:03am On Feb 07, 2022
cheesy
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by tiswell(m): 10:03am On Feb 07, 2022
Rooney da bully
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Nellybank(m): 10:03am On Feb 07, 2022
U lie bro.... As a Chelsea fan, the whole thing became clearer when sir left. The board couldn't influence referees any longer that's how everything fell apart and it will continue to be so

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by donleo92(m): 10:04am On Feb 07, 2022
and God's willing dey would continue to go down. You need to see man utd fans make noise in viewing centres!! them don turn thugs
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Judolisco(m): 10:04am On Feb 07, 2022
Jst Ferguson exit and then u refuse to give mourinho time....d board also lack discipline... If pogba was at Chelsea he would have been loaned to lille

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Gangster1ms: 10:05am On Feb 07, 2022
ahmEenu:
U mean the sale of penaldo aka divenaldo
And what's your name? Pathetic

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Starboytwo(m): 10:05am On Feb 07, 2022
Y
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Fiscus105(m): 10:06am On Feb 07, 2022
Yes ooo, I have said it countless times that Ferguson took big part in blame of what man u is facing today, then man U has been declining but with Ferguson in charge, they keep winning domestic league and I can attribute this to how Ferguson was influencing descions on refrees to favour man. Then man you dropped in champion league to Europa, Basel still beat them home and away in Europa, yet this team keep beating every team in the league blue black and on many occasions controversially .

All the time that they were supposed to be building the team after declining, they were manipulating to win matches in domestic and other tournaments in England, when Ferguson left and no more pressure on refrees , 'fowl nyanch open gidigba'

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Angelfrost(m): 10:06am On Feb 07, 2022
Thank you Sir. Rooney for finally addressing the Elephant in the room...

While I agree that United has progressively declined, like a certain top African nation, for over a decade now, I beg to differ that it was all because of the sale of those 2 key players.

Clubs like Madrid, Ajax, Napoli, etc, have let go of top players and stayed formidable at the top. So, perish that excuse.
United's problem started from having a clueless management board!!! Simple as that!!!

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Slynation(m): 10:06am On Feb 07, 2022
All I can say is...They never see anything!! grin
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by usecondom(m): 10:06am On Feb 07, 2022
Not far from the truth.
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by OhBritannia(m): 10:07am On Feb 07, 2022
Ronaldo's sale had no effect on Manchester united.
After the sold Ronaldo, Manchester united still went on to reach the champions league final they could have won it but unfortunately They played the best team in football history as at then which is the Barcelona of 2011.

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Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by atdscentofwater: 10:07am On Feb 07, 2022
whaoooo
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Macssjebs01: 10:08am On Feb 07, 2022
Okay
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by leibish: 10:08am On Feb 07, 2022
shocked
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by angelfallz(m): 10:10am On Feb 07, 2022
In a way, yes.
NaughtyBrainiac:
Which means that Sir Alex Ferguson started to sink the ship himself?
Re: Wayne Rooney: Ronaldo,Tevez's sale started Manchester United's Decline by Mumusaphire: 10:10am On Feb 07, 2022
Truth.

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