Football's 9 best April Fool's pranks including Rooney tattoo and Man Utd boss Ferdinand

Wayne Rooney has revealed the trick Sir Alex Ferguson would use in order to manage his rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United.

Wayne Rooney's former team-mate Louis Saha has slammed him for his "wrong" analysis of Cristiano Ronaldo's second spell at Manchester United. Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford as a United player for the first time since 2009 at the end of the summer transfer window, arriving in a £12m deal from Juventus. The Portuguese superstar has scored 18 goals in all competitions since his arrival, though the Red Devils have endured a disappointing season.Despite signing the 37-year-old attacker, United have failed to win a trophy for a fifth consecutive season and look set to miss out on a top-four place in the Premier League table.

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand snubbed Wayne Rooney to name Paul Scholes as the best player he ever shared a United dressing room with.Rooney and Ferdinand have recently exchanged plenty of jibes at each other with the Derby County manager describing his former England team mate as being ‘arrogant’. His comment prompted an almost immediate exchange from the former Leeds United and West Ham ace, who suggested Rooney had “loose lips” when he made those comments.

Wayne Rooney and Jamie Carragher as "jealous" after the Derby manager went on a rant about the attacker's return to Manchester United. Ronaldo was signed by United at the end of the summer transfer window, scoring 18 goals in his first campaign back at Old Trafford.

Manchester United hero Wayne Rooney has been provided with a long-awaited update regarding the future of Derby County.

Wayne Rooney and Jamie Carragher have agreed on three players who should be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.The pair were appearing on Monday Night Football ahead of Arsenal and Crystal Palace's clash when they debated the topic. Both men tabled six suggestions for its next class of inductees, and Rooney agreed with three of Carragher's six suggestions.The Derby County boss said: "I've got some similar there, so the ones I went with were Sergio Aguero, one of the best strikers the Premier League has ever seen.

Wayne Rooney thinks Harry Maguire needs to get his confidence back to improve his form at Manchester United.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has been accused of being ‘jealous’ for his comments as Jamie Carragher and Wayne Rooney appeared on Sky Sports together.Derby County boss Rooney was a special guest on Monday as he watched Crystal Palace beat Arsenal 3-0 to blow the race for the final Champions League spot wide open. But there were plenty of talking points away from the match as well on the night.After Carragher tweeted about the show before coverage started, Neville tweeted the Liverpool hero saying: “Subtitles on and all the best Dave.

Jamie Carragher has joked Harry Kane needs to go and buy a Ferrari in response to Wayne Rooney's "flash car" analysis on Monday Night Football.Standing in for ex-Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville as a guest on Sky Sports, Rooney claimed the England captain was "one of the best players the Premier League has seen." However, the current Derby County boss also stated that because of his private lifestyle, Kane is vastly underrated when discussing elite players to have graced the top-flight.Rooney said: "I think the way Harry Kane is, he is very humble, but I think what we are seeing nowadays is that the young lads are putting themselves out there on social media and getting a lot of attention whether it is sponsorship deals."Whereas Harry Kane is a superstar on the pitch and genuine gentleman off it. I think sometimes because people don’t see him in those flash cars and doing what other players do, they maybe tend not to like him as much, but he certainly is one of the best players the Premier League has seen."And it didn't take long for Carragher to quip: "You know what to do H go get yourself a Ferrari."HAVE YOUR SAY! Is Harry Kane "one of the best players the Premier League has seen"? Let us know in the comments section.As well as discussing Kane's underappreciated status, the duo commented on his insane pedigree in front of goal.

Manchester United fans after delivering his verdict on Harry Maguire and Jesse Lingard.Maguire has struggled badly for the Red Devils this season, experiencing a serious hangover from England's Euro 2020 campaign. There have been some calls for the defender to stripped of the United captaincy in a bid to relieve the pressure on him. Lingard meanwhile has barely featured since returning to Manchester from a loan spell at West Ham.

Wayne Rooney has sensationally claimed Manchester United would be making a mistake if they were to appoint Erik ten Hag as Ralf Rangnick's successor. According to various reports, ten Hag tops a four-man shortlist to replace the current interim manager when Rangnick leaves his post to take up a consultancy role at the end of the campaign. Though Rooney believes there is a more qualified candidate than the current Ajax boss and has tipped Mauricio Pochettino as the right man to perform the much-needed u-turn at Old Trafford.Rooney told Sky Sports: "Pochettino's done it in the Premier League, he knows the Premier League.

Wayne Rooney reckons Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United has been a failure.The Derby manager pulled no punches when appearing on Monday Night Football and raised concerns over Ronaldo - a player he played alongside 205 times for United between 2004 and 2009. Ronaldo, 37, has managed 18 goals across 32 appearances for the Red Devils in a reasonable return, but failed to fire them to silverware with a top-four finish now unlikely.Presenter Dave Jones said: "Let’s ask you about another one of your old Manchester United team mates, Ronaldo."Jamie (Carragher) said right from the start of the season that he felt it was a mistake to bring him back to Manchester United, what’s your take on that? Has it worked?"With Rooney saying in response: "You’d have to say no at the minute.

Manchester United right-back Rafael da Silva has revealed Louis van Gaal was "obsessed" with detail during his time in the Old Trafford hot seat, giving him "nightmares".The master tactician, 70, has sadly been suffering from prostate cancer and disclosed his diagnosis to the public live on Dutch television at the weekend. Van Gaal stated that the cancer is aggressive, and he has even been undergoing radiation therapy whilst on international duty with the Netherlands squad. The Dutchman would leave the squad's hotel late at night to go and receive treatment, as he did not want to worry his players and distract them from performing at their peak.

Kalvin Phillips’ baffling shoes.The return of Premier League football after the international break was almost completely hijacked by the Leeds United ace’s bizarre footwear he was wearing in the preceding days. Phillips’ return to the pitch was one of the most promising sights of the recent game week, but his shoes sent supporters and Manchester City ace Jack Grealish scuttling towards their key-board.However, the England men’s senior player of the year is not the first footballer to leave the industry non-plussed by their choice of clothing.

A student from Cheetham Hill will travel to ISIS-occupied cities in Iraq to film a documentary. Zain Ullah, a Law and Criminology student at Manchester Metropolitan University , is set to visit places in Iraq that were once occupied by or are still occupied by terrorist group ISIS.

Wayne Rooney is adamant Harry Maguire should start for England at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after jumping in to defend the Manchester United captain.

Wayne Rooney could quit Derby County in the summer even if he helps engineer a miracle relegation escape. The former Manchester United and England goal ace is growing more and more frustrated by the protracted sale of the crisis-hit club.

Wayne Rooney has recalled the hilarious moment he left Roy Keane fuming by flicking the TV over to the X-Factor.Manchester United had travelled up to Newcastle for an away fixture in the Premier League when Rooney decided to pull a prank on his captain. Keane, who was watching the rugby, was left furious as a result of the prank. Rooney told The Sun: "We played ­Newcastle away and afterwards Roy was watching the rugby league.

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has reportedly admitted that he entered football management in an attempt to try and become manager at Old Trafford in the future.

Wayne Rooney is a Manchester United legend - but things could have been very different had his dad heeded his words as a teenager.Because at the age of just 14, Rooney asked his dad to tell legendary Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson to "f*** off" over the phone. The extraordinary request came to light at an exclusive black-tie dinner event in Manchester on Saturday night.Rooney recalled several stories from his playing days, including the incredible exchange between him and his dad over Ferguson. He said: "Sir Alex ­Ferguson tried to sign me when I was 14.

Wayne Rooney has detailed how former Manchester United team-mate Carlos Tevez handed him the "biggest disappointment of his life" during a shared trip to the airport. The former England skipper, who has previously earmarked the ex-Argentina forward as his favourite ever Old Trafford team-mate despite spending only two seasons at the club, was seemingly desperate to strike up a rapport off the pitch. Rooney has now explained why that wasn't possible, and admitted that it was a painful moment for him considering how well they could link up during fixtures and firing United to back-to-back Premier League titles and a Champions League triumph.