Never known a player have so many excuses made about him. It started with his mates in the media blaming the tactics, then the players around him and finally its finished with him changing positions. How hard is it to accept he's finished as a player? Why can't people move on, he's simply a shadow of the player he used to be and doesn't possess the skills to become a player good enough to play in our midfield. I can't remember this happening to any other player at United. As for his leadership qualities, he's hardly a Keane or a Robson; He's comfortably the worst captain we've had in my time watching United. Most of us have played in team sports and would have respected the captain, I wouldn't respect Rooney the way I'd have respected Robbo, Bruce, Eric, Keane & Vidic; They were all leaders of men whilst Rooney isn't.
He peaked as a player at 24 and has been in decline ever since, he still had a very good season at 26 but ever since then he's been a million miles away from a world class player yet his earnings have resembled that as one of the best players in the world. He was only 27 when Fergie knew he was finished as a United player yet going on 31 in a few months he's still here mainly because none of our big names have ever been replaced. Thankfully Mourinho doesn't care who he upsets and once he gets a good look at Rooney close up he won't be first choice.