Wayne Rooney’s performance in the World Cup has been very poor. For most of last season he was on fire, scoring 36 goals for Manchester United. He had an injury in March and has not looked the same since. Going into the World Cup he was expected to recapture his form and was talked about as one of the best few players in the world alongise the like of Messi, Torres and Ronaldo. It wasn’t to be. His performances throughout the world cup have been terrible. He has had no impact. Never looked like scoring and couldn’t seem to hold on to the ball for more than a few secons. Just a shadow of his former self.
An opportunity lost for Rooney but also a worry for Alex Ferguson. Manchester United are as reliant on Wayne Rooney as England are. If he continues this loss of form into next season and can’t recapture his Manchester United gifts then United’s hope of regaining their Premiere League crown are sunk.