Man Utd Transfers: 5 Reasons Wayne Rooney Should Quit Old Trafford This Month
3. Hes Playing Too Well For A Team Seventh In The League
Lets be honest here, we are having this conversation about Man Utd; clearly, one of the biggest clubs in the world. However, its important to remember that we are also discussing a team that is currently seventh in the league table. Now, in itself, seventh is a remarkable thing to say because they are not just a bit off the pace, but way off it! Despite that, Rooney has been playing out of his skin with an average rating of 7.74 from 16 Premier League starts; only Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Aaron Ramsey and Luis Suarez have performed better than that this season. In the normal world, we wouldnt expect the team that is seventh in the league to have a player performing at that level. So before we criticize him too badly, its arguable that one of the best players in the world should want to leave the club in this position; this season, Rooney has also scored nine league goals and taken 3.2 shots per game; great stats for a player that has been most often utilized as an attacking midfielder under Moyes.
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