Man Utd: 5 Reasons Wayne Rooney Should Be Made Captain

4. He€™s One Of The Club€™s Longest Serving Players

I always think that when you are looking at players that might become the next captain, the length of time they have been at the club ought to be important. In fact, I€™ve always found it strange when players have been made club captain so soon after arriving at the club. Rooney has now been at Manchester United since 2004 and that makes him one of the club€™s longest serving players. During the time he has been at the club; he would have learned an awful lot about the club cultural. It€™s also worth noting that he has won plenty during his time at Old Trafford. Moyes wants his next captain to be one that can inspire the next generation of Man Utd players €“ that means being a player that has done it all before €“ and knows what it takes to be a top player for this club. In any walk of life, experience always counts for an awful lot. I would now feel confident that Rooney is in the right place to guide the team. Furthermore, it probably won€™t be long until he is the club€™s longest serving player and that€™s the sort of player you want as your captain. This certainly also goes together with the previous point by merging experience with quality.