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08.07.2020 - 08:11

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Ryan Giggs predicts former Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney will be as successful as a manager as he was on the pitch.

Rooney won five Premier League titles and the Champions League among a host of other trophies during 13 years with United, before returning to boyhood club Everton.

After a spell in the MLS with DC United, Rooney is now back in England as a player-coach at Derby County, as the 34-year-old works towards following in the footsteps of his long-time mentor Sir Alex Ferguson.

And Giggs, who is manager of the Wales national team, says it was always obvious from their time together at United that Rooney had the right attributes to go into coaching. "I know Wayne was keen," Giggs told The Athletic. "When I was at

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