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Former Manchester United man Ray Wilkins has slammed the club's treatment of captain Wayne Rooney and likened the England striker to a 'sacrificial lamb.'
Rooney has been absent from the United starting XI in recent weeks, and was snubbed again by boss Jose Mourinho during the Red Devils' recent Europa league victory over Anderlecht, and had to settle for a place on the bench.
'He has been so good for Manchester United and so good for English football that I think he needs that little bit of respect and be thrown back in again,' Wilkins said during an interview with talkSPORT.
'What he has done over his career, he's sacrificed himself too much for me. He runs all over the field – he defends, he attacks, he sets up goals, he scores goals.
'Let's not forget he's England's top goalscorer and he's Manchester United's top goalscorer. This guy has been a phenomenal footballer, give him some respect.
'He's 31 years of age. When Zlatan (Ibrahimovic) plays, at 35, he plays in and around his space. He doesn't go charging all over the field and helping his teammates out. Rooney does. Rooney is a sacrificial lamb, as far as I am concerned, and I hate it.'
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