I thought Rooney had a great season, may be Fergie hopes to make him play even more better....Misused
Even if a player is tucked behind a lone striker as a withdrawn forward he should occasionaly driftwide to provide the width when the wide players cut in, form Baggio, Bergkamp to Totti or Delpiero have all provided movement from out wide when it really mattered.
The problem with Rooney is he needs space to run at defenders to be at his devastating best (or to get acknowledgement from Little Englanders that usually rate player by his running ability and power) and with United playing possession football with the onus more on ball retention and passing, it would appear Rooney has faded a bit, but he is still top brass