The Wayne Rooney Show

Who makes Wayne Rooney's Premier League Team of the Year? Wayne reveals his final XI, but which big names miss out? Who gets the nod over the rest of the league as his Player of the Year?
Which Arsenal stars dominate Wayne's side? Are Saliba and Gabriel already among the Premier League's greatest defensive partnerships, or do they still have more to prove before entering that conversation?
And which player leaves Wayne constantly searching for a way to fit him into the team? As the debate unfolds, one selection dilemma forces a rethink of the formation before Wayne finally settles on his ultimate XI.

Wayne Rooney returns to Everton with the manager who gave him his debut, David Moyes. What really went on before Sir Alex Ferguson finally signed Wayne? Why did Everton have to sell their biggest homegrown star? And would Wayne have done anything differently?
From secret transfer meetings and emotional reflections on leaving his boyhood club, to the untold stories behind Rooney’s explosive rise, this is a fascinating reunion between two men whose careers are forever linked.
Plus, brutal old-school pre-seasons, brilliant dressing room stories, and what do they both think of England’s and Scotland’s chances at the World Cup?

he Premier League season is OVER and Wayne, Kelly and Kae react to West Ham’s relegation, Tottenham surviving by the skin of their teeth and Sunderland completing one of the stories of the season by qualifying for Europe.
Actor and lifelong Hammer Tom Davis joins the show to give his verdict on where it’s all gone wrong, from recruitment and ownership to the club losing its identity after David Moyes left. Wayne questions the players’ intensity and explains why the warning signs have been there all season.
The panel also debate whether Tottenham were lucky to stay up and if Roberto De Zerbi can finally turn them around. There’s praise for Sunderland’s unbelievable rise from the Championship to Europe and Wayne shares why Chelsea missing out on Europe could actually help new manager Xabi Alonso next season.
Elsewhere, the team discusses Bruno Fernandes breaking the Premier League assist record and some of the online backlash to Manchester United celebrating individual awards. Wayne outlines why he dislikes guard of honours during matches and he reveals the ONLY time he’s ever cried at football.
Plus: Wayne dishes out his end-of-season award: best signing, most improved player, surprise package and the games that defined the campaign.
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Thomas Tuchel’s England World Cup squad is out, and the biggest question is simple, has he called it right?
Harry Maguire is out despite Wayne Rooney insisting he’d have taken him. Phil Foden and Cole Palmer are also left at home, so has Tuchel just dropped three match-winners in one ruthless sweep?
But Wayne doesn’t disagree with everything. Why does he back Ivan Toney’s inclusion so strongly? Does tournament football need goalscorers over flair? And is this the bold, no-sentiment squad England fans have always demanded… or a gamble that could blow up spectacularly?

Pep Guardiola leaving Manchester City? Wayne Rooney gives his instant reaction to one of the potential biggest managerial stories in recent years.
Have City planned for this? Did Peps’ behaviour after the FA Cup final reveal this was coming, and was Maresca always the natural heir?
Wayne also discusses how Pep has changed English football more than any modern manager. And that Manchester City “won’t be as successful” without him.