Man Utd Transfers: 5 Wayne Rooney Replacements David Moyes Should Buy

by Joseph Dempsey

let him leave this summer. The Englishman is reportedly still unhappy having been dropped for the Champions League clash with Real Madrid earlier in the season while he is also not best pleased with his new-found midfield role in the United setup. And with Ferguson - one of his biggest mentors in the game and the man who convinced him to stay when he handed in a transfer request in 2010 - set to step down at the end of the season, it appears there is very little keeping the former Everton man at Old Trafford. He's even been linked with a move to Chelsea, as if to rub salt into the wounds of United fans who are still coming to grips with Ferguson's announcement. David Moyes will take charge on July 1 and surely one of his first big tasks will be to persuade his former player to stay at the Theatre of Dreams 9 years after leaving Goodison Park. But if he fails to convince the Englishman to buy into his new United revolution, he's going to face the monumental task of replacing him, and here we take a look at 5 possible replacements. Click "Next" to begin.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.