WAYNE ROONEY caught strays in the Match of the Day studio after a moment of banter with Micah Richards.
The Manchester United legend stitched himself up with a comment about his managerial career.
Wayne Rooney and Micah Richards were on Match of the Day 2
Following ‘s draw with on Sunday the former Premier League stars were discussing forward players tracking back.
asked: “When you were a coach would you tell your players to do that?”
quickly replied: “It didn’t work out that well” – leaving host and the former Manchester City man in hysterics.
The five-time Premier League winner’s slip-up led Richards to insist that he “wasn’t going there”.
Rooney basically took a pop at himself on Sunday’s instalment of .
He did not have the most productive time during his various spells in the dugout.
The former England international’s first managerial role came at – he miraculously saved them from relegation in 2021.
However he resigned after the club was relegated the following season following administration.
He then spent 15 months managing DC United in the .
After failing to qualify for the end of season play-offs for two years running – Rooney and DC mutually agreed to part ways.
The pundit then joined sixth-placed side Birmingham City in October 2023.
He lasted three months at the Midlands club, after winning a mere twice in 15 matches, leaving the Blues in 20th position.
In May 2024 he was appointed by Plymouth Argyle, also of the Championship.
Seven months later on December 31 with the team in bottom spot and four points from safety – Rooney left by mutual agreement.
The star is now a regular on football fans’ screens – working on MOTD, and Amazon Prime Video.
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