Community Shield: 5 things we learned about Manchester United

Sitam Chaki | 08/08/2016

1) Rooney needs to step up

Rooney had a frustrating match
Rooney had a frustrating match

The biggest disappointment for Manchester United was undeniably Wayne Rooney. In a nutshell, nothing went right for Rooney.

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His passes failed to come together. His first touch was horrendous. He hardly made any impact on the game. Even his diagonal balls to the wings was missing.

If Rooney is to make his mark in Mourinho’s side, he will have to pull up his socks. United have an amazing array of talents lined up. Rashford, Mkhitaryan and Mata were among the substitutes, while the likes of Memphis Depay and Ashley Young couldn’t even make the bench.

In Mkhitaryan and Mata, Mourinho has two readymade replacements for Rooney’s number 10 position. It is unlikely Rooney would get as much rope form Mourinho as he enjoyed in LVG’s tenure.

If Rooney subsists with more performances like this, he should be prepared for a spell on the bench.

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