Wayne Rooney has given his predictions for the brand new Premier League season – and backed Manchester United to impress.
Purple Devils legend Rooney, 39, is about to be extra concerned within the prime flight in 2025-26 in a punditry function after he signed a £800,000-a-year deal to repeatedly seem on Match of the Day.
And, forward of the brand new marketing campaign starting on Friday when Liverpool host Bournemouth, the 39-year-old was questioned on his ideas.
Rooney picked Liverpool as his champions, and selected Arsenal, Man Metropolis and Chelsea to make up the highest 4.
Nevertheless it was his shout for fifth place that made headlines, with the previous striker selecting United regardless of their struggles final season.
Ruben Amorim’s facet endured their worst-ever Premier League marketing campaign in 2024-25, ending fifteenth after 18 defeats in 38 video games.
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Wayne Rooney has given his predictions for the brand new season and backed Man United to impress
Regardless of their powerful marketing campaign in 2024-25, Rooney picked Ruben Amorim’s facet to come back fifth
They’ve since signed Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko, whereas they went unbeaten all through pre-season.
Explaining his emotions, Rooney advised the BBC: ‘I believe they nonetheless want one or two extra signings however I can see what Amorim is doing.
‘It is trying higher for Man United and I believe they’ll sneak into the highest 5. I hope they do and also you by no means know.’
Elsewhere, regardless of his United historical past, Rooney gave the impression to be beneficial in the direction of their arch-rivals Liverpool.
Alongside naming the Reds as his alternative for the title, Rooney backed Mohamed Salah to win the fifth Golden Boot of his profession.
Equally, when requested for who he felt can be crucial signing within the league, he named new Liverpool proper again Jeremie Frimpong.
The Netherlands worldwide, who was a part of Man Metropolis’s academy as a teenager, joined the Reds from Bayer Leverkusen for £35million this summer season, with the complete again tasked with serving to to fill the void left by Trent Alexander-Arnold’s departure to Actual Madrid.
Elsewhere, it was additionally in his breakout star prediction the place the Liverpool development was seen.
Rooney additionally felt Liverpool’s Jeremie Frimpong can be crucial summer season signing
Rooney tipped Reds wonderkid Rio Ngumoha, 16, on this regard, with the proficient ahead having moved to Anfield from Chelsea on the age of 15 final summer season.
He was named on the bench for Liverpool’s defeat by Crystal Palace within the Neighborhood Defend on Sunday, however he has performed only one senior sport for Arne Slot’s facet.
The ultimate prediction Rooney gave was on which promoted workforce would carry out the perfect out of Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland.
The 39-year-old backed Leeds, who’ve strengthened considerably this summer season, to prime the lot.
