Nev: Wayne can improve
GARY NEVILLE has told Wayne Rooney: You need to improve.
The England coach believes his former Manchester United team-mate still has much more to give.
And speaking ahead of the Three Lions’ crunch qualifier in Poland tomorrow night, Neville said: “At the age of 26 you always have to think that there’s more to come.
"You can’t get to the age of 26 and think ‘my best years have gone’.
"He needs to now challenge himself — that’s the challenge that always exists when you play for Manchester United and England.
“We need to see Wayne Rooney improve and he needs to see himself improve."
Sky Sports pundit Nev has also urged Rooney to look at the some of the more experienced heads in his Old Trafford dressing room as examples of how to further his game.
The former England and Red Devils right-back added: “Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs have adapted their games.
“Ryan Giggs has gone from a flying left winger to someone who now plays off the front at inside left as well as central midfield.
“Paul Scholes was a goalscoring No10 player when he first started as a 16-year-old, now he’s a holding midfield player who controls the game.
“You have to adapt. Rooney is still a centre forward, but he’ll adapt over the next 10 years to become someone who’s thought of in that same way as those two players.
“He’s a wonderful player, one that is at his best when he’s like the street kid — fighting for every ball, taking every free kick, every throw-in, tackling and heading, fighting to win.
"In the last few weeks, coming back from that injury, I’ve seen a lean, fit, hungry, Wayne Rooney.
"It looks like he’s up for the next challenge in his career.
"He’s got a huge challenge around him just to maintain his position at United but he looks like he’s really up for it."
