Manchester United labelled ‘babies’ by club legend Wayne Rooney

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is under growing pressure, but club legend Wayne Rooney takes aim at players.Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026Manchester United great Wayne Rooney has labelled the current squad “babies” and “selfish” after a humiliating Champions League capitulation and post-match criticism by Bruno Fernandes of manager Michael Carrick.Carrick’s men are 13th in the Premier League before Sunday’s visit by Bournemouth and could drop into the bottom three if results go against them this weekend.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Can Harry Kane end England’s 25-year wait for a Ballon d’Or winner?list 2 of 3Real Madrid’s complaint over La Liga chief’s Nazi slant sent to tribunallist 3 of 3Ballon d’Or: Which countries and players have won the most awards?end of listWith the club beset by infighting and off to their worst domestic league start for decades, Carrick was left clinging to his job after the 4-1 defeat at Como on Wednesday.Deepening the sense of crisis, the captain Fernandes afterwards took aim at his manager’s tactics, saying United had to be more “brave”.Defender Lisandro Martinez criticised the club’s board last week for not investing e...