Re: Rooney, hindsight is a wonderful thing. Whilst I rarely defend Moyes, at the time when he re-signed Rooney, it was regarded as excellent business. This place was shitting-it at the prospect of him playing for Chelsea under Mourinho, and keeping him here, and away from Chelsea, was a lauded action. This place was very happy with Rooney extending. It's a bit unfair, two and a half seasons later, to then throw this back at Moyes. I believe he did the right thing at the time.
However, the one thing LvG got horribly wrong was making Rooney the central figure, the captain and the immovable object, playing in other peoples positions at the expense of better players. The captaincy was perhaps through lack of options, because he stripped the squad bare and the majority of senior figures were either out or on their way out, but he was given leeway that no one else in the squad got. His performances just didn't seem to matter, because he's is the captain, which should be the exact opposite expectation of a captain. His performances should be relied upon, and he should receive greater criticism when the performance is poor.
Mourinho is no stranger to axing stars, big names and fan favorites. I hope he has watched United specifically over the last 12-18 months, and realises that Rooney may still have his uses, but he shouldn't be the centre of the United universe, for the whole club to revolve around, like he was in the last season or so.